The present study examines the effect of a whole soy food, soy nuts (dry roasted soybeans), added to the Therapeutic Lifestyle Change diet on blood pressure, lipids, inflammation and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal hypertensive and normotensive women in a randomized crossover trial during an 8-week period. We sought to determine whether dietary soy had an additional benefit to the currently recommended heart healthy diet.
To determine the effect of a whole soy food, dietary soy nuts, on blood pressure, lipid levels, inflammation and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women.