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Soy appears to help midlife women deal with hot flashes and night sweats, according to a new report.

However, the evidence for other potential benefits of soy -- such as effects on heart and bone health -- is not clear, a panel of experts has concluded.

''It gets a good score for [menopausal] symptoms," says researcher Wulf Utian, MD, PhD, ScD, a consultant in women's health and executive director emeritus of the North American Menopause Society. ''But the data is really not strong to give a high score for any of the rest."

With a working group of experts in the field, Utian combed through evidence during a two-day symposium in late 2010 to evaluate the health benefits of soy for women at midlife.

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