Effect of Fermented Soy Based Product on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

Inclusion Criteria: * Men and women 29-75 years of age * At high risk for cardiovascular disease, i.e. with 2 or more risk factors: * Present tobacco smoker * Arterial hypertension (BP ≥ 140/90 mm Hg or treatment) * LDL-cholesterol ≥ 110 mg/dl * HDL-cholesterol ≤ 40 mg/dl * Triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dl * Fasting blood glucose ≥ 110 mg/dl * Overweight or obesity (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) * Family history of premature heart disease Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled renal, hepatic, or endocrine disease * Abnormal blood chemistry profile * Familial hypercholesterolemia or other genetic dyslipidemia * Intake of lipid-lowering drugs and dietary products including plant sterols/stanols * High Framingham risk or medical condition in which statin therapy is considered necessary by a treating physician * Hypersensitive or allergic to soy or cellulose * Alcohol or drug addiction or abuse * Diabetes * Lack of ability or interest to follow the dietary intervention