Mark Messina PhD, MS

Mark Messina, Ph.D., M.S., is the co-owner of Nutrition Matters Inc., a nutrition consulting company; an adjunct associate professor at Loma Linda University; and the executive director of the Soy Nutrition Institute. He is a former program director with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), where he initiated a research program on the anticancer effects of soy.

Since leaving the NCI, Dr. Messina has devoted his time primarily to the study of the health effects of soy foods and soybean isoflavones. He writes extensively on these subjects and has published more than 50 articles and book chapters for health professionals. He has also given more than 400 presentations to both consumer and professional groups throughout the United States and in 35 countries.