Soya proteins and isoflavones have been reported to exert beneficial effects on the serum lipid profile. More recently, this claim is being challenged. The objective of this study was to comprehensively examine the effects of soya consumption on the lipid profile using published trials. A detailed literature search was conducted via MEDLINE (from 2004 through February 2014), CENTRAL (The Cochra...

Effects of Soya bean diet preparations on the hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration, total plasma protein, plasma albumin, sodium, potassium and chloride concentrations were studied in male albino rats. The animals were fed diets containing 75%, 50% and 25% Soya bean in groups II, III and IV respectively. Group I rats served as the control and were fed normal mouse cubes. There were steady but s...

Background: The objective of this study was to determine the proximate compositions and sensory characteristics as well functional properties flour blends cookies made from wheat, soybean rice bran in ratios (M1) 100:0:0, (M2) 90:6:4, (M3) 80:12:8, (M4) 70:17:13 (M5) 40:35:25%. Methods: were prepared using Okpala et al. (2013) method with slight changes. Moisture, protein, fat, fiber carbohydra...

Equol, a nonsteroidal estrogen of dietary origin, was recently identified in human urine, and is excreted in amounts comparable to the classical steroidal estrogens. We confirm here that phytoestrogens which are abundant in dietary soya protein are converted by human gastrointestinal flora to this weak estrogen. After the ingestion of meals containing cooked soya protein the urinary excretion o...

Soya bean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is sought after for both its oil and protein components. Genetic approaches to add value to either component are ongoing efforts in soya bean breeding and molecular biology programmes. The former is the primary vegetable oil consumed in the world. Hence, its primary usage is in direct human consumption. As a means to increase its utility in feed applications, ...

The effect of yoghurt and soya yoghurt containing Bifidobacterium lactis Bb-12 or B. longum Bb-46 on Ehrlich ascites tumour cell proliferation was investigated in vitro and in vivo. Tumour cells were incubated with B. lactis Bb-12 or B. longum Bb-46 cultivated in de Mann Rogosa Sharpe (MRS) broth medium, or with their centrifuged supernatant fractions or sediments, for 2 h at 37 degrees C. Trea...

The inclusion of genetically modified (GM) foods in the human diet has caused considerable debate. There is concern that the transfer of plant-derived transgenes to the resident intestinal microflora could have safety implications. For these gene transfer events to occur, the nucleic acid would need to survive passage through the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of the present study was to evalu...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of the incorporation of amylase in maize-based flours prepared as gruels on the energy intake and growth of Congolese infants. DESIGN A randomised controlled trial. At 18 weeks of age, infants were randomised into either an intervention group, where they were provided with a maize/soya-based flour that contained amylase, or a control group, where they were provi...

Many important aspects of human activities depend on the reliability of the results of chemical measurements. Hence, the problem of quality of analytical results and particularly in trace analysis is very important. In spite of considerable development of all instrumental analytical techniques, the problem of accuracy in inorganic trace analysis still exists. From the comparison of individual i...