Breast cancer risk reduced by high Soy intake
A recent study has suggested that high soy intake during adolescence reduces the risk of breast cancer in the pre-menopausal years by as much as 25 to 50 percent.
It was revealed by Larissa Korde, principal researcher at the Clinical Genetics Branch Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, US, in her report that soy intake from childhood is found to be associated with minimized breast cancer risk.
From Timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
Soy protein is a high quality protein equivalent to the protein quality of egg, milk or meat. Soybean is a functional food of this millennium with complete protein package, containing essential amino acids that are required by the body.
With almost 40 percent protein, soybeans are higher in protein content than other legumes and numerous animal products.
According to the study, the isoflavone protein in soy inhibits the growth of cancer in men (prostate cancer) and women (breast cancer).
“Isoflavone in soybean acts like tamoxifen, a medicine which is used to cure breast cancer. Women with a high lifetime exposure to estrogen have greater risk of breast cancer. So, isoflavone exerts an anti-estrogen effect at some body tissues which may explain the reduced risk of breast cancer,” said Anupama Hooda, chief of medical oncology at Max Health Care Superspeciality Hospital.
Hooda says that soy should be consumed from its natural sources – plant products like tofu and miso. Soya products like soy milk, soybean chunks, sou-flour, soy papad, soy cookies and soy namkeens can also be consumed instead of taking pills having high soy proteins.
It was also concluded by the study that there is no significant association between soy food consumption and post-menopausal breast cancer.
Korde is an assistant professor in the University of Washington (UW) division of Medical Oncology. This finding by Korde was supported by medical experts in India.
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