Ohio State Study Finds 12-Adult Tomato-Soy Trial Cut 3 Inflammatory Proteins

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 22

Twelve adults with obesity who drank two 6-ounce servings of a specialized tomato-soy beverage daily for four weeks showed significant drops in three proteins tied to chronic inflammation.
Ohio State researchers said the effect appeared only in the fortified drink, which used high-lycopene tomatoes and added soy isoflavones, not in participants given standard tomato juice.
Dietitian Jamie Lee McIntyre, who was not involved in the study, said the beverage was not comparable to grocery-store tomato juice and the trial was too small to support broad health claims.
Researchers said the findings add to evidence that food bioactive compounds may influence inflammation, but larger studies are needed before any wider dietary recommendations.