Soy Nuts and Cardiovascular Risk in Postmenopausal Women

Exclusion Criteria

• •were current cigarette smoking or smoking in the previous year;
• •clinical coronary artery disease, peripheral artery disease, or cerebrovascular disease;
• •known diabetes mellitus or a fasting glucose level of 126 mg/dL or greater;
• •a history of breast cancer; a fasting triglyceride level greater than 400 mg/dL; systolic BP of 165 mm Hg or greater or diastolic BP of 100 mm Hg or greater;
• •untreated hypothyroidism; systemic or endocrine disease known to affect lipid, mineral, or bone metabolism;
• •and consumption of more than 21 alcoholic drinks per week.
• •Use of lipid-lowering drugs, hormone therapy, medications for osteoporosis, and soy products was discontinued for 2 months before entering the study. Participants took a multivitamin but no additional vitamin or mineral supplements or other soy products during the study.