More about soy. (letters).(Letter to the Editor)

Publication: Vegetarian Times

Publication Date: 01-AUG-03

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Soy is not just a wonderful and versatile food--it's considered an anticancer agent.

Several classes of anticarcinogens have been identified in soybeans, including protease inhibitors, phenolic acids, phytic acid, phytosterols, saponins and isoflavones (Messina and Barnes, 1991). Of these, isoflavones (genistein and daidzein) are particularly noteworthy--as your article, "The...

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