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# Soy Reduces Inflammation
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/soy_reduces_inflammation_0713120621/
- Published: 2012-07-13T19:21:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:12:31.000Z
- Description: Among 1,005 middle-aged Chinese women in the Shanghai Women's Health Study, the more soy foods they ate, the less inflammation they showed, a Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics study reports. Researchers propose phytoestrogens or omega-3 fats as possible explanations.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Food, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

A study in this month's *Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics* shows that soy products have a marked anti-inflammatory effect. Researchers examined the diets and measures of inflammation in 1,005 middle-aged Chinese women who were part of the Shanghai Women's Health Study. The more soy products the women consumed, the less inflammation they experienced. Inflammation is linked to cancer, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Possible mechanisms proposed for the reduced inflammation include the protective effects of phytoestrogens or of omega-3 fatty acid found in soy products.

Wu SH, Shu XO, Chow WH, et al. Soy food intake and circulating levels of inflammatory markers in Chinese Women. *J Acad Nutr Diet.* 2012;112:996-1004.

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