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Breast Cancer And Soy Intake
The soybean has been a part of the human diet for almost 5,000 years. Unlike most plant foods, the soybean is high in protein and is considered equivalent to animal foods in terms of the quality of the protein it contains.
Function
Soy in your diet can lower cholesterol. There are many scientific studies that support this conclusion. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agreed that 25 grams per day of soy protein, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol,...
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The Soy-Breast Cancer Connection: Oh No! Not My TOFU!
Soy milk (and creamer, and smoothies…). Edamame. Soy sauce. Soy nuts. Thanksgiving recipes for “tofurkey.” Soy energy bars. Soy... Read more »
Breast Cancer Survivors Shouldn't Each Soy Products
Revisionist thinking on the soy bean. There was a time, not too long ago, when soy, and its popular form, protein-packed tofu, was being... Read more »
SOY-anara!
Over the weekend, a woman at the young survivors conference (the 9th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer) asked an... Read more »
Will Soy Consumption Help My Hot Flashes?
In the past experts have suggested that women who suffer from mild to moderate hot flashes and night sweats try eating up to 25 grams of... Read more »
Protecting Your Bones After Breast Cancer Treatment
While every woman should be on her guard against the onset of osteoporosis, those who have had breast cancer may be at special risk. A... Read more »
From Our Sources
Study: Childhood Soy Diet Reduces Breast Cancer Risk
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Asian-American women who ate a lot of soy during their childhood are significantly less likely to develop breast cancer than... Read more »
Breast Cancer Survivors Need Not Increase Fruits and Vegetable...
By Lindsay Braun, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Eating a diet loaded with fruits and vegetables and low in fat... Read more »
New soy cereal may help cholesterol, cancers
University of Illinois scientist Soo-Yeun Lee has cooked up a 'recipe' for a soy-based breakfast cereal that she says meets the requirement of three... Read more »
Soy
Source: Breastcancer.org
Soybeans are the most widely used, least expensive, and least caloric way to get large amounts of protein with very little fat and no cholesterol.... Read more »
Breast MRI and the New American Cancer Society Guidelines for ...
My technician recently told me, just before sending me gliding through an MRI tube, that MRI scans were once an uncommon breast exam. He performed... Read more »
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