%0 Journal Article %T Avalia£¿£¿o do consumo de uma baixa quantidade di¨¢ria de soja no estresse oxidativo, no perfil lip¨ªdico e inflamat¨®rio e na resist¨ºncia ¨¤ insulina em pacientes com s¨ªndrome metab¨®lica %A Bahls %A Larissa Danielle %A Venturini %A Danielle %A Scripes %A Nicole de Angelis %A Lozovoy %A Marcell Alysson Batisti %A Sim£¿o %A Tathiana Name Colado %A Sim£¿o %A Andr¨¦a Name Colado %A Dichi %A Isaias %A Morimoto %A Helena Kaminami %J Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia & Metabologia %D 2011 %I Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia %R 10.1590/S0004-27302011000600006 %X objective:studies show that regular consumption of soybeans reduces the risk of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. however, most of these studies recommend daily intake of 25 g or more of soy protein, an amount considered high and not well tolerated by patients. the objective of this study was to assess the effect of low daily intake of soybeans in oxidative stress and in components of the metabolic syndrome (ms). subjects and methods: forty individuals with ms were selected and divided into two groups: control group (n = 20) and soybean-treated group (n = 20), which consumed 12.95 g of soy protein for 90 days. results: after the treatment, the soybean-treated group showed a decrease in fasting glucose and increase in serum hdl and adiponectin. conclusion:low intake of soy protein for 90 days, besides being well tolerated by the patients, was able to improve several parameters related to the pathophysiology of ms. %K metabolic syndrome x %K soybeans %K insulin resistance %K lipid metabolism %K inflammation. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0004-27302011000600006&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en