Soy What?

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Scientists have long suspected that the soy foods in Asian diets may help explain why people in places like Japan, China, and Singapore have lower rates of breast cancer, prostate cancer, osteoporosis, and heart disease. And thousands of studies over the past two decades- most of them carried out in the West- have tried to figure out whether soybeans are beneficial and, if so, which parts of the soybean are responsible.

 

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jbmagic's profile jbmagic

Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:01 AM

I took a nutrition class and was told that most soy in the orient is fermented and what you find here isn't.  There are a few brands that are fermented but I don't have those notes handy.  Make sure you get fermented soy products.

Writeangel's profile Writeangel

Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:40 AM

I used a soy supplement to control hot flashes during perimenopause. As soon as I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was told to stop taking it (something I DIDN'T want to do because it was working so well!) and do what I could to avoid soy. The doc knew that I couldn't avoid all soy because it's in so many products, but said to stay away from it as best I could. After treatment, I had terrible hot flashes (18-24 a day) until I decided to go for another type of treatment associated with countries in Asia: acupuncture. It's worked wonders and no danger or soy even if it doesn't really increase my chances of a recurrence. I'm now a three-year survivor!

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