Soy protein can relieve menopausal hot flashes

According to studies, menopausal women who pay attention to soy protein supplements in their diets will help alleviate hot flashes. Japanese menopausal women have less than 20% of hot flashes, while American menopausal women have a high incidence of hot flashes of 85%. It is believed that this is related to a large proportion of Japanese women’s soy protein in their diets. Japanese women consume about 200 mg of plants per day. Estrogen, mainly from soy products.

Recently, a study was conducted in Italy, where 51 menopausal women added 60 grams of soy protein daily. After 12 weeks, hot flashes decreased by 45%. Another 53 women consumed 60 grams of non-legume casein per day, and after 12 weeks the hot flashes decreased by only 30%.