Tuesday, February 6, 2007

February is Heart Health Month

You might want to know the basis for a lot of what we say about soy on this blog so here it is as follows:

Soy protein provides numerous health benefits. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially recognized the cholesterol-lowering effects of soy protein in 1999, and the American Heart Association followed suit one year later. The FDA-approved health claim states that 25 grams of soy protein per day may reduce the risk of heart disease.

Recent research suggests that soy may lower risk of prostate, colon and breast cancers as well as osteoporosis and other bone health concerns, and emerging research also indicates that soy protein may reduce high blood pressure and some symptoms of menopause. Additionally, two studies presented at a symposium on soy and breast cancer at the American Dietetic Association's annual meeting in October 2002 point to the teenage years as an especially important time to consume soy in order to ward off breast cancer.

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Marlon Wade
Staff Writer
Café Soy, LLC
info@cafesoy.com
http://www.cafesoy.com
"We make good taste a healthy habit."

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