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ReviewEuropean journal of nutrition2018

Does soy protein affect circulating levels of unbound IGF-1?

Mark Messina, Pamela Magee

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Review in European journal of nutrition, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The skeletal safety of milk-derived proteins: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mark MessinaSoy Nutrition Institute, St.Louis, USA. markjohnmessina@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6975-6354
Pamela MageeHuman Nutrition, Northern Ireland Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), University of Ulster, Coleraine, BT52 1SA, UK.
MARK Resources (United States) · USUniversity of Ulster · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDespite the enormous amount of research that has been conducted on the role of soyfoods in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease, the mechanisms by which soy exerts its physiological effects are not fully understood. The clinical data show that neither soyfoods nor soy protein nor isoflavones affect circulating levels of reproductive hormones in men or women. However, some research suggests that soy protein, but not isoflavones, affects insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1).

methodsSince IGF-1 may have wide-ranging physiological effects, we sought to determine the effect of soy protein on IGF-1 and its major binding protein insulin-like growth factor-binding protein (IGFBP-3). Six clinical studies were identified that compared soy protein with a control protein, albeit only two studies measured IGFBP-3 in addition to IGF-1.

resultsAlthough the data are difficult to interpret because of the different experimental designs employed, there is some evidence that large amounts of soy protein (>25 g/day) modestly increase IGF-1 levels above levels observed with the control protein.

conclusionThe clinical data suggest that a decision to incorporate soy into the diet should not be based on its possible effects on IGF-1.

Indexed as

Evidence-Based MedicineFunctional FoodUp-RegulationAnimalsBiomarkersChronic DiseaseHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IPlant Proteins, DietaryRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReproducibility of ResultsSoybean ProteinsBiomarkersIGF1 protein, humanIGFBP3 protein, humanInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IPlant Proteins, DietarySoybean ProteinsCancerClinical trialsIGF-1IGFBP-3IsoflavonesSoy

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PMID28434035
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