| abstract |
A composition comprising (a) soy protein, (b) a phytoestrogen compound, and (c) dietary fibres. The soy protein (a) is present in an amount of at least 45 weight percent of the total protein content of the composition, said total protein content providing at least 15 percent of the total energy content of the composition. The phytoestrogen compound (b) is preferably a naturally occurring isoflavone and is present in an amount of more than 0.10 weight percent of the soy protein, and the dietary fibres (c) are preferably soybean fibres and are present in an amount of more than 4 weight percent of the total weight of the nutritional composition on a dry basis. The composition is useful for treating type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in a diabetic subject. |