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Is Soy Good For My Health?

According to the Harvard School of Public Health, it's possible that we may not have heard the whole story about soy. Does eating soy-based foods lower cholesterol and ease hot flashes?
Can it prevent breast cancer and prostate cancer? Will it promote weight loss, and wards off osteoporosis?

“While some of soy’s touted benefits are attributed to a unique characteristic: its high concentration of isoflavones, a type of plant-made estrogen (phytoestrogen) that mimics naturally-produced estrogen, many health claims about soy go far beyond the available evidence,” HSPH said.

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Last Updated on Friday, 29 June 2012 09:39