Posted by honeybee on May 31, 2006, at 12:45:36
In reply to Dumb soy question, posted by curtm on May 31, 2006, at 10:37:16
Hi, Curt,
It's not dumb. (Please, just do a google on my posts and you'll see some good ones...er, not that I can remember any of them, displaying their magnitude and importance.)
The evidence on soy, from what I gather, is mixed. Though I eat a lot of it (tofu is a staple in my househould), there have been some studies suggesting that it has hormonal and immune-depressant effects (and potentially neurological effects, as well). If you were taking it for the anti-cancer properties, I'm not sure that soy would be the best route to go (blueberries?), but other folks on the board undoubtedly have a better idea of it than I...
hb
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