In the authors' words
“Daily intake of 40 mg of soy isoflavones together with a Mediterranean diet and exercise reduced IR in postmenopausal women who had IR in the first place.”
What was measured
- Blood sugar and insulin Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, metabolic syndrome or diabetes
- How many
- 116
- How long
- 104 weeks
- Exercise
- Exercise with diet, Exercise with supplements
- Cited
- 30 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 20216276
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