Soy protein is of great benefit in improving intestinal function

Researchers at Penn State University found that adding soy protein to the diet can alleviate symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease, such as colon inflammation and loss of gut barrier function. Studies in mice pave the way for research to develop therapeutic strategies against the disease in humans.

 

Researchers from Penn State, Zachary Bitzer and Amy Wopperer, former graduate students in the school's Department of Food Science, collaborated with Joshua Lambert, an associate professor in the Department of Food Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences, and colleagues on the study.

 

The research team published its latest findings in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry.

In the United States, an estimated 3.1 million adults suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

 

Finding ways to relieve the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is important because the chronic inflammation that characterizes inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a major risk factor for colon cancer. Inflammation of the colon also leads to loss of intestinal barrier function and increased intestinal permeability.


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