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Soy isoflavone may inhibit common gastrointestinal illness in infants

The soy isoflavone genistin -- at concentrations present in soy infant formula -- may reduce a baby's susceptibility to rotavirus infections by as much as 74 percent, according to a University of Illinois study published in September's Journal of Nutrition.

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