Soy isoflavone may inhibit rotavirus illness in infants
The soy isoflavone genistin–at concentrations present in soy infant formula– may reduce a babys susceptibility to rotavirus infections by as much as 74 percent, as per a University of Illinois study published in Septembers Journal of Nutrition. Rotavirus is the primary cause of diarrhea in infants, affecting virtually all children before age five. In the United States, it mainly leads to dehydration, doctors visits, and parents missing work to care for sick children. In developing countries, though, rotavirus causes approximately 611,000 deaths each year, said Sharon Donovan, the Melissa M. Noel Professor of Nutrition at the U of I……..
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Soy isoflavone may inhibit rotavirus illness in infants
The soy isoflavone genistin–at concentrations present in soy infant formula– may reduce a babys susceptibility to rotavirus infections by as much as 74 percent, as per a University of Illinois study published in Septembers Journal of Nutrition. Rotavirus is the primary cause of diarrhea in infants, affecting virtually all children before age five. In the United States, it mainly leads to dehydration, doctors visits, and parents missing work to care for sick children. In developing countries, though, rotavirus causes approximately 611,000 deaths each year, said Sharon Donovan, the Melissa M. Noel Professor of Nutrition at the U of I……..
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