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# Soy protein supplements benefit type 2 diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/soy_protein_supplements_diabetes_mellitus_1115160843/
- Published: 2016-11-16T21:42:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:31:12.000Z
- Description: A 2015 review of randomized trials found soy protein supplementation significantly lowered fasting plasma glucose, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, diastolic blood pressure, LDL and total cholesterol, and C-reactive protein in people with type 2 diabetes or metabolic syndrome.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Supplements, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

Wed Nov 15, 2016 (foodconsumer.org) -- A review published in 2015 suggests that taking soy protein supplements like soy protein isolates and soy protein concentrate may help metabolic syndrome in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and or metabolic syndrome.

The review based on randomized controlled trials released prior to March 2015 finds that soy protein supplementation significantly reduces fasting plasma glucose, fasting serum insulin, HOMA-IR, diastolic blood pressure, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, total cholesterol, and C-reactive protein in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus or metabolic syndrome.

Long term (6 or more months) soy supplementation significantly reduces fasting plasma glucose, low density lipoprotein cholesterol and c-reactive protein while short term (less than 6 months) soy protein supplementation significantly reduces fasting serum insulin and HOMA-IR in patients with diabetes mellitus and or metabolic syndrome.

Soy protein supplementation may help patients with diabetes mellitus or metabolic syndrome to improve their metabolic parameters. (David Liu)

[*Xi-Mei Zhang, Yun-Bo Zhang, and Mei-Hua Chi, Soy Protein Supplementation Reduces Clinical Indices in Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome, Yonsei Med J. 2016 May;57(3):681-689\. Published online March 15, 2016\.* ](http://synapse.koreamed.org/DOIx.php?id=10.3349/ymj.2016.57.3.681&ref=foodconsumer.org)