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Volume 155, Number 17 (April 24, 1999)

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Nutritionists debate soy's health benefits

Although soy seems to be an effective cancer fighter, a soybean component called genistein, which has been touted for its health benefits, is not living up to expectations.

References:

1999. Experimental Biology Meeting. April. Washington, D.C.

Further Readings:

Raloff, J. 1997. Plant estrogens may ward off breast cancer. Science News 152(Oct. 11):230.

Sources:

Clinton D. Allred
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
580 Bevier Hall
905 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801

Maurice R. Bennick
Michigan State University
Food Science and Human Nutrition
East Lansing, MI 48824-1224

David Heber
University of California, Los Angeles
Center for Human Nutrition
12-211 Warren Hall
900 Veteran Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1742

Bill Helferich
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
580 Bevier Hall
905 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801

Ruth S. MacDonald
University of Missouri-Columbia
Department of Food Science and Nutrition
122 Eckles Hall
Columbia, MO 65211

Mark Messina
1543 Lincoln Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368

Martin J. Ronis
Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center
1120 Marshall Street
Little Rock, AR 72202-3591

Deepa Thiagarajan
813 Cherry Lane
Apartment D
East Lansing, MI 48823-5539

Jin-Rong Zhou
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Department of Surgery
21-27 Burlington Avenue
Boston, MA 02215