Compositions and related methods using soy albumin to provide a variety of health-related benefits. University controlled studies demonstrated that an effective amount of soy albumin provided to a human daily for eight weeks provided unexpected synergistic results that provided a variety of health-related benefits. In particular, eight weeks of supplementation with soy albumin alone and in combination with fenugreek, phaseolamine, and bicarbonate resulted in 1) weight loss, 2) reduced total cholesterol levels, 3) reduces LDL cholesterol levels, 4) increased HDL or good cholesterol levels, 5) improved total cholesterol/HDL ratio, 6) improved LDL/HDL ratio, ratio, 7) reduced triglyceride levels, 8) increased serum serotonin levels, 9) decreases fasting blood glucose levels, and 10) prevention, improvement or treatment of Syndrome X or the cardiovascular or metabolic factors that cause Syndrome X.