Isoflavone Content of Breast Milk and Soy Formulas: Benefits and Risks
Open Access
- 1 May 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 43 (5) , 850-852
- https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/43.5.850
Abstract
A recent editorial ( 1) properly credited Franke and Custer ( 2) for an important study of urinary and breast milk concentrations of isoflavones in women consuming soybeans. This editorial cited literature concerning potential health benefits of phytoestrogens and, to a much lesser extent, potential toxicity. In the accompanying letter below, Franke points out that infants consuming soy-based formula are exposed to high concentrations of phytoestrogens.This publication has 18 references indexed in Scilit:
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