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Miso Soup, Soy Compound Lowers Breast Cancer Risk
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030617/hl_nm/soy_cancer_dc_1
"Tue Jun 17, 6:07 PM ET Add Health - Reuters to My Yahoo!
By Alison McCook
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Japanese women who are frequent
eaters of miso soup, a soy-filled staple of Japanese cuisine,
and soy ingredients called isoflavones appear to be less likely
to develop breast cancer (news - web sites), researchers
reported Tuesday.
Women in Asian countries have only a fraction of the risk of
breast cancer seen in Western countries, and the current
findings add to a growing body of evidence that suggests
isoflavone intake might help explain why.
In Japan, for instance, women typically consume approximately
700 times more isoflavones than U.S. whites."
SOURCE:
Yamamoto S, Sobue T, Kobayashi M.
Soy, isoflavones, and breast cancer risk in Japan.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...ve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12813174&dopt=Abstract
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Jun 18;95(12):906-13.
PMID: 12813174
ABSTRACT:
"RESULTS: Consumption of miso soup and isoflavones, but not of
soyfoods, was inversely associated with the risk of breast
cancer."
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This Article Concluded:
"Many researchers have investigated the link between eating soy
and developing breast cancer, but previous studies have shown
mixed results, with some suggesting that soy and isoflavones
offer no benefits in protecting women against breast cancer,
according to the Journal of the National Cancer Institute
report.
....
Women who reported eating miso soup and foods that contain
isoflavones were less likely to be diagnosed with the disease
than others.
Those women who consumed the most isoflavones typically drank at
least two to three cups of miso soup daily and also ate
soy-containing foods such as soybeans and tofu almost every day.
These soy-containing foods alone, however, did not influence
breast cancer risk in the same way as miso soup or total
isoflavone amount.
Interestingly, women who ate the least amount of isoflavones
still consumed around 250 times more of a type of isoflavone
called genistein than U.S. white women."
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Comment:
"Consumption of miso soup and isoflavones, but not of soyfoods,
was inversely associated with the risk of breast cancer."
So, there is something about the processed food called "miso
soup" and how it is traditionally prepared in Japan that is
associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer.
What I found particularly interesting about this study was how
soyfoods in general were not particularly effective. Hence, I
believe that the most important factor here is properly
preparing "miso soup" the way it is done in Japan. Prepared
"miso soup" by Western Food Processors are not likely to produce
the same effect, IMHO.
Soyfoods require extensive processing to make them safe for
human consumption. Soy is a potent goitrogen which conceivable
can result in hypothyroidism when eaten in excess or when not
properly prepared.
--
John Gohde,
Achieving good Health is an Art, NOT a Science!
Health-with-Attitude is a support group for people
trying to follow a Healthy Lifestyle.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Health-with-Attitude/
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030617/hl_nm/soy_cancer_dc_1
"Tue Jun 17, 6:07 PM ET Add Health - Reuters to My Yahoo!
By Alison McCook
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Japanese women who are frequent
eaters of miso soup, a soy-filled staple of Japanese cuisine,
and soy ingredients called isoflavones appear to be less likely
to develop breast cancer (news - web sites), researchers
reported Tuesday.
Women in Asian countries have only a fraction of the risk of
breast cancer seen in Western countries, and the current
findings add to a growing body of evidence that suggests
isoflavone intake might help explain why.
In Japan, for instance, women typically consume approximately
700 times more isoflavones than U.S. whites."
SOURCE:
Yamamoto S, Sobue T, Kobayashi M.
Soy, isoflavones, and breast cancer risk in Japan.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/...ve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12813174&dopt=Abstract
J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003 Jun 18;95(12):906-13.
PMID: 12813174
ABSTRACT:
"RESULTS: Consumption of miso soup and isoflavones, but not of
soyfoods, was inversely associated with the risk of breast
cancer."
------------------------
This Article Concluded:
"Many researchers have investigated the link between eating soy
and developing breast cancer, but previous studies have shown
mixed results, with some suggesting that soy and isoflavones
offer no benefits in protecting women against breast cancer,
according to the Journal of the National Cancer Institute
report.
....
Women who reported eating miso soup and foods that contain
isoflavones were less likely to be diagnosed with the disease
than others.
Those women who consumed the most isoflavones typically drank at
least two to three cups of miso soup daily and also ate
soy-containing foods such as soybeans and tofu almost every day.
These soy-containing foods alone, however, did not influence
breast cancer risk in the same way as miso soup or total
isoflavone amount.
Interestingly, women who ate the least amount of isoflavones
still consumed around 250 times more of a type of isoflavone
called genistein than U.S. white women."
------------------------
Comment:
"Consumption of miso soup and isoflavones, but not of soyfoods,
was inversely associated with the risk of breast cancer."
So, there is something about the processed food called "miso
soup" and how it is traditionally prepared in Japan that is
associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer.
What I found particularly interesting about this study was how
soyfoods in general were not particularly effective. Hence, I
believe that the most important factor here is properly
preparing "miso soup" the way it is done in Japan. Prepared
"miso soup" by Western Food Processors are not likely to produce
the same effect, IMHO.
Soyfoods require extensive processing to make them safe for
human consumption. Soy is a potent goitrogen which conceivable
can result in hypothyroidism when eaten in excess or when not
properly prepared.
--
John Gohde,
Achieving good Health is an Art, NOT a Science!
Health-with-Attitude is a support group for people
trying to follow a Healthy Lifestyle.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Health-with-Attitude/