Soy Beneficial for Breast Cancer Survivors: Study

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In Okinawa Japan-where people are the most long lived on earth-soy is the mainstay and major source of protein. Breast, uterine and prostate cancer is virtually unheard of there. It's a very healthy food.

Luke THomas of FL 9:53AM January 20, 2010

WOH PAYED FOR THE STUDY ?
WAS THE SOY FOOD VERMENTED ?

TRUDY WILLY of NJ 6:00PM December 11, 2009

Hi, this Andrea from Silk. I wanted to clarify some information about soymilk. It's important to note that many varieties of soymilk are natural and made with whole soybeans. For example, Silk soymilk is made with whole, natural, non-GMO soybeans. Natural flavors and sweeteners are added to make flavored varieties like vanilla and choocolate.
Whole soy foods like soymilk made from whole soybeans, tofu, edamame, and tempeh are all examples of minimally processed foods that preserve the nutrients of the soybean. As the authors of the study noted, many types of more highly processed soy do not.
Andrea Carrothers
Nutrition Manager
WhiteWave Foods, parent company of Silk Soymilk
Broomfield, CO

Andrea of CO 8:54AM December 10, 2009

When you read a study that says "eggs don't cause heart disease even though they are high in cholesterol" you are surprised and delighted until you hear that the study was funded by the Egg Institute, an egg industry sponsored group. Then you just wish you had back the 10 minutes you wasted reading the study.
Same here. Who funded this study? Every journalist has an obligation to spell this out. I'm sure the original paper said it.

PHP of WI 2:22PM December 09, 2009

I guess this study underscores the old adage...."everything in moderation". The more I read about studies and opinions the more I am convinced we have to set our own course for good health. I will consider what the "experts" say but when it comes to what is good for me as an individual I think we all have to make our own determination. Each of us has unique body chemistry and inherited charteristics with many common (but not all) traits.

Jana of RI 11:34AM December 09, 2009

It is my hypothesis (1994) that low DHEA may cause breast cancer and other cancers (Annals of Internal Medicine 2005; 142: 471-472). Furthermore, in 1997 I explained that the positive effects of soy on breast cancer may be due to soy increasing DHEA levels (http://www.anthropogeny.com/Soy%20Products%20and%20Breast%20Cancer.htm ).
I suggest the findings of Shu, et al., (JAMA. 2009;302(22):2437-2443) may represent the ability of soy to increase DHEA levels.
James Michael Howard
Fayetteville, Arkansas

James Michael Howard of AR 8:56AM December 09, 2009

Glad I didn't cut out soy when all these nutritionists and medical people went hysterical saying it wasn't good for you. can't listen to these "experts". One week a food is bad, the next week it is good. I say if you have a good attitude about hte food you eat and eat healthy, you'll be fine.

Kami Kain of OR 10:02PM December 08, 2009