Revisiting the Nutritional and Health-Promoting Properties of Soy Protein-Based Food Formulations for Infants and Adults.
Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data
Narrative review synthesizing existing literature without systematic review or meta-analytic methodology specified
PubMed 41772917 · doi:10.1111/1541-4337.70407
What was done
This narrative review synthesized literature evaluating the nutritional value, functionality, safety, and health implications of soy protein-based food formulations across the lifespan, specifically focusing on soy-based formulas in infants and metabolic, muscular, and skeletal outcomes in adults.
What was found
The abstract provides no numerical data or effect sizes. It qualitatively reports that current evidence supports the safety of soy formulas in term infants, with no adverse neurodevelopmental or endocrine outcomes. In adults, soy protein consumption was associated with modest lipid-lowering and bone-protective effects.
Why it matters
This review provides an updated synthesis on the safety of soy formula for infants and the potential metabolic and skeletal benefits of soy protein in adult diets.
Limits
As a narrative review, the synthesis does not report systematic search criteria, quality appraisal of included literature, or pooled quantitative effect sizes. The abstract notes substantial heterogeneity across adult studies, and individual responses appear variable depending on age, sex, and baseline metabolic profiles.
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- supports Soy contains all essential amino acids and is a complete protein capable of supporting human nutritional requirements without meat.