Tag Archive | "Soy-based ingredients"

Soy may slash breast cancer mortality

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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Women with the highest intake of soy protein had a 29 per cent lower risk of death, and a 32 per cent lower risk of breast cancer recurrence compared to patients with the lowest intake of soy protein, according to findings from a study with Chinese breast cancer survivors.

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Resveratrol could prove HRT alternative

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

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The findings of a study published in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry indicate that resveratrol is the most likely candidate of the phytoestrogens to offer safer HRT and chemoprevention of breast cancer due to its estrogenic activity and high antitumor activity.

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Meta-analysis supports safety of soy, red clover

Friday, October 2, 2009

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Phytoestrogens like soy and red clover isoflavones pose no safety issues with regards to heart health and breast cancer risk, according to a new meta-analysis from Austria.

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