FDNS 4600 1st Edition Lecture 29 Outline of Past Lecture I II III IV Functional Foods Categories of Foods Marketed as Functional in US Phytochemicals For Exam Outline of Current Lecture I II III IV Soy Protein Soy Formula Infants AAP Health Claim on Soy Foods US FDA Health Claims on soy foods other countries Current Lecture I II III Soy Protein a Complete protein means it has all the essential amino acids present and soy is a complete protein b Health claim for soy is based on the soy protein c It also has a lot of different nutrients even though the other nutrients are not the primary reason someone eats soy d Why is reading the label important i It is one of the most common foods that people are allergic to Soy Formula Infants AAP a Soy milk is an option for infants if mothers cannot breast feed and if they have an allergy to cows milk b Even though soy is nutritionally equal it is recommended lastly because of the possible allergy c There is some controversy over using soy milk for infants because of the hormone components in soy Health Claim on Soy Foods US FDA a The food needs to have 6 25 grams of soy per protein for the food to have the health claim These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute IV b The health claim is Diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol that include 25 grams of soy protein a day may reduce the risk of heart disease One serving of name of the food provides blank grams of soy protein c Isoflavone health claim was rejected because there was not enough research to support its nutritional value d Many researchers are questioning the actual nutritional value of soy so the health claim may be taken away Health Claims on soy foods other countries a Because of hypocholesterolemic effects of soy protein i Decreases LDL cholesterol 4 ii Rejected concerns soy foods might be harmful except for soy allergy iii Good for normal cholesterol but not if there is high cholesterol b The European FSA rejected soy protein health claims c Important to know that people can look at the same body of evidence and come to different conclusions
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