Impact of Soy Isoflavones on Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis

Cíntia Rabelo e Paiva Caria^* & Gabriela Alves Macedo

Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Brazil

Dr. Cíntia Rabelo e Paiva Caria, Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas, Brazil.

Keywords: Soy Isoflavones; Gut Microbiota and Dysbiosis

Abstract

The impact of soy isoflavones on the intestinal microbiota has been investigated in different situations of dysbiosis, such as the type of diet adopted, medications taken, intestinal mucosa, immune system and the microbiota itself. Thus, we aim to describe, through a literature review, the modulation of the intestinal microbiota after consumption and/or treatment with soy isoflavones in situations of dysbiosis. Through the studies selected in this review, we could observe that soy isoflavones are able to modulate the intestinal microbiota, but the effects observed in dysbiosis are not fully understood.

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