Soy isoflavone intake is associated with risk of Kawasaki disease

The objectives of this study were to determine dietary soy and isoflavone consumption in a cohort of KD children just prior to disease onset and their mothers' intake during pregnancy and nursing. We tested a hypothesis that we tested the hypothesis that soy isoflavone consumption is associated with risk of KD in U.S children, potentially explaining some of the ethnic-cultural variation in incidence.

Source: Nutrition Research - April 10, 2016 Category: Nutrition Authors: Michael A. Portman, Sandi L. Navarro, Margaret E. Bruce, Johanna W. Lampe Source Type: research