In the authors' words
“We observed a significant effect of exercise and isoflavone supplementation on body weight, total and abdominal fat mass (kilograms and percentage), body mass index, appendicular fat-free mass, fat-free mass/fat mass ratio, and sex hormone-binding globulin, but not with exercise alone.”
What was measured
- Body fat and weight Reported an improvement
- Cholesterol and lipids No difference found
- Blood sugar and insulin No difference found
- Hormone levels Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, overweight or obesity
- How many
- 50
- How long
- 26 weeks
- Exercise
- Exercise with supplements, Other aerobic exercise
- Cited
- 57 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 17290158
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