Soy Protein and Improved Bone Mineral Density

• Comparing the Effects of Dairy and Soybean on Bone Health in Women: A Food- and Component-Level Network Meta-Analysis.

  • 2025-08-30
  • Systematic Review · n = 6,284
  • Nutrients 17(17)
  • • Li You
    • Langrun Wang
    • Shiwen Zhou
    • Yiran Guan
    • Yan Liu
    • Ruixin Zhu
    • Huiyu Chen
    • Jie Guo
    • Keji Li
    • Xingyu Bao
    • Haotian Feng
    • Ignatius M Y Szeto
    • Jian He
    • Ran Wang
    • Jingjing He

  • PubMed: 40944221
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu17172833

  1 Insight on

  • Improved Bone Mineral Density

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Adults

  the combination of casein + whey protein (MD 0.04 g/cm^2, 95% CI 0.01-0.06) significantly increased TB BMD.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes