News on Oksana Matvienkohttp://factsaboutmenopause.com/topic/oksana-matvienko2010-05-28T11:30:24ZSoy trims postmenopausal fat, study suggests2010-05-28T11:30:24ZReuters US Online Report Health Newstag:factsaboutmenopause.com,2010-05-28:/soy-trims-postmenopausal-fat-study-suggests-947608a/<div><p>NEW YORK (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters Health</a>) - A small new study has found that taking soy supplements may help postmenopausal women slim down.</p><p>The effect, however, differed between African-Americans and whites: While white women lost more fat around their middles, black women showed greater overall reductions in body fat, researchers found.</p><p>Researchers have been interested in soy's potential for treating problems that affect wom...Soy unlikely to trim body fat after menopause2010-04-16T06:58:13ZReuters US Online Report Health Newstag:factsaboutmenopause.com,2010-04-16:/soy-trim-body-fat-menopause-854299a/<div><p>NEW YORK (<a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters Health</a>) - Estrogen-like compounds found in soy won't help limit body fat in post-menopausal women, new research shows.</p><p>Animal studies and small studies in humans have offered some evidence that these compounds, known as isoflavones, could help build muscle mass and reduce fat mass, <a title="Oksana Matvienko" href="/topic/Oksana+Matvienko" >Dr. Oksana A. Matvienko</a> of the <a title="University of ...