Soy
Milk Vs. Cow Milk
Soy
milk is very close in composition to cow's milk. For a thorough
comparision, read the original article.
Soya
breast cancer link dismissed
A soya-rich diet can reduce the levels of harmful cholesterol,
lowering the chance of developing heart disease. But there
have been suggestions that soya could interfere with a woman's
hormone levels, and encourage the growth of some breast
tumours.
Food
hope in breast cancer study
Methods of beating breast cancer through eating food high
in phyto-oestrogens are being examined by Scottish scientists.These
plant hormones, similar to the female sex hormone oestrogen,
are found most commonly in soya beans and other high-fibre
foods.
Taking
a soy extract may help slow the progress of prostate cancer,
US researchers claim
Soya
cuts cancer threat of HRT
Soya may protect women against the cancer risk linked with
hormone replacement therapy, scientists have claimed. However,
they warn that the wrong balance between soya consumption
and HRT dosage may have the opposite effect and increase
the risk.
Soy
'stops cancer and baldness'
Scientists have claimed that eating soy could help prevent
men from developing prostate cancer and from going bald.
US researchers found a molecule produced in the intestine
when soy is digested stops a hormone which can fuel prostate
growth or cause baldness.
Soy
and vegetables diet cuts cholesterol by 29%!
Eating more vegetables and soya-based products may be as
effective at reducing cholesterol as medication. Researchers
in Canada have developed a vegetarian combination diet which
they say cuts cholesterol by almost a third in just one
month.
