Figure 4.

Mechanism of action of soy isoflavones in the treatment of osteoporosis, (a) Osteoclast cells carried via bloodstream to bone, (b) Cells fimly attach themselves to the bone, (c) Cells releases acid and enzymes that dissolve the bone, (d) Osteoclast cells disappears once their function is completed, (e) Soy isoflavones stimulates the activity and proliferation of osteoblasts (bond-building), (f) The cells produce a collagen core and coat it with an adhesive substance, (g) Calcium adheres to the collagen, forming new bone tissue