Soy Food Lowers Stroke Risk
Australian research shows that long-term consumption of soy products can dramatically reduce the risk of ischemic stroke. The study, published in INeuroepidemiology/I, looked at the soy consumption of...
View ArticleStudy Says Soy Peptide can Combat Cancer
Two new University of Illinois studies say that lunasin, a soy peptide often discarded in the waste streams of soy-processing plants, could be beneficial for fighting leukaemia and blocking the...
View ArticleSoy Food May Be Your Savior From Breast Cancer
Consuming soy food can significantly lower death and recurrence risk in women with breast cancer, reveals a new study. There were concerns regarding the safety of soy food consumption among breast...
View ArticleSoy Milk Recalled in Oz
Australia's food safety agency has recalled a Japanese soy milk product and has issued a warning for the general public not to consume it since it carries high amount of iodine. The step was taken...
View ArticleHealth Benefits of Low-cost Soy Chicken
University of Missouri scientists have developed a soy substitute for chicken which is much like the real thing and also has health benefits, including lowering cholesterol and maintaining healthy...
View ArticleBone Loss In Postmeopausal Women Not Helped By Soy Isoflavone Tablets
Researchers have found that soy isoflavone tablets are ineffective when it comes to reducing bone loss in postmenopausal women. A previous six-month study by Iowa State University researchers had...
View ArticleSoy Beans Adversely Affect Sperm Production in Men
Scientists in China have found that a naturally-occurring ingredient of soy beans, increasingly sold as substitutes for dairy-based food, interferes with a part of the male reproductive system...
View ArticleSoy Foods can Help Boost Bone Health: Study
Scientists are exploring the role of natural estrogen-like substances in foods, like soybean isoflavones, in boosting bone health. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) physiologist Marta D. Van Loan...
View ArticleExperts Warn Parents That Food Allergy Tests Do Not Work
Experts have warned parents not to get their children routinely tested for food allergies as these tests do not work well. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)'s guidance...
View ArticleMemory-boosting Food Combo: Oily Fish, Blueberries, Soy Protein, Vinegar,...
For the first time researchers have identified what effect multiple, rather than just single, foods with anti-inflammatory effects have on healthy individuals. The results of a diet study show that...
View ArticleSoy Snacks Help Improve Nutrition in Indian Kids
Soy snacks may be just what the doctor ordered to boost the nutrition of millions of under-nourished kids. Despite being one of the world's top five soy producers, it exports most of the crop. That's...
View ArticleGuidelines On Food Allergy Management Released
Standardized guidelines for management of food allergies have been released in the US. It is a collaborative, government-led effort. The guidelines were developed by the National Institutes of Health...
View ArticleSoy Beats Milk In Reducing Cholesterol: Study
Scientists have discovered that proteins from soy milk help in reducing the levels of cholesterol of a person, when compared to milk proteins. "Non-HDL cholesterol has been shown to be a somewhat...
View ArticleDoctors Warn Parents Against Buying Spurious Food Allergy Testing Kits
Doctors have warned parents against buying food allergy testing kits- the Vega tester test, kinesiology and hair analysis for allergy testing. By buying such kits parents are not only wasting money...
View ArticleDetect Food Allergy Online
An Irish research team has developed an online diagnostic calculator called as the 'Cork-Southampton calculator', which promises 96% accuracy in detecting food allergy and may soon replace...
View ArticleSoy Increases Radiotherapy's Efficacy to Kill Cancer Cells
A study by the Denver-based International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer has stated that a component in soybeans increases the ability of radiation to kill lung cancer cells. Soy isoflavones...
View ArticleSoy Helpful in Breast Cancer
Breast cancer survivors who had been vigorously advised to keep away from soy foods and supplements are having their fears allayed by a recent new study. The findings which will be presented at the...
View ArticleSoy Consumption and Breast Cancer Patients
Soy is safe to eat for breast cancer survivors, says breast cancer expert. We looked at data among many breast cancer survivors both from the United States and Asia, says Wendy Y. Chen, MD, MPH, a...
View ArticleFood Allergy Plagues Close to 6 Million Children in U.S.
Food allergy is a well known condition and the plight of close to 8 percent of children in the U.S., a recent study has revealed. Worse, kids are victims to more than one allergy with allergic...
View ArticleUSDA Develops a Fully Cooked Food-aid Product - 'Instant Corn Soy Blend'
A fully cooked food-aid product called Instant Corn Soy Blend that supplements meals, particularly for young, has been developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. The work was led...
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