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Epidemiologic studies highlight soy’s potential associations with prevention of cancer, CVD, and diabetes

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Epidemiologic studies are not designed to establish cause and effect relationships because it is not possible to control for all potentially confounding variables. Additionally, it is difficult to accurately assess dietary intake. Nevertheless, epidemiologic studies have played an important role in informing dietary guidelines. Although intervention studies carry the most weight within the scientific community, […]

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The Heart of the Matter: Focus on Dietary Patterns

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The results of several recently published studies paint a confusing picture of the relationship between specific dietary components or foods and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).  In the view of this author, this research highlights the importance of focusing on overall dietary pattern (rather than a certain food), especially those patterns in which soyfoods play […]

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New research suggests consuming soy reduces risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality

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Many Asian epidemiologic studies have examined the impact of soy intake on a variety of health outcomes. But surprisingly, until the results of the China Cardiometabolic Disease and Cancer Cohort [4C] study were published, no study had examined the relationship between soy intake and total CVD events and all-cause mortality in a Chinese population.1 Furthermore, […]

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New Study Confirms: SOY OIL LOWERS RISK OF HEART DISEASE; HAS NO IMPACT ON INFLAMMATION, OXIDATION

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A new comprehensive analysis of the scientific literature, published in the journal Nutrition, concludes that soybean oil lowers risk of coronary heart disease without causing any undesirable effects as some critics have claimed. That is certainly good news for Americans since soybean oil accounts for more than 7% of the  total caloric intake in the […]

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New study shows soy is associated with a lower risk of dying of a heart attack

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Chinese researchers recently reported that soy consumption was associated with a reduced risk of mortality from acute myocardial infarction (heart attack).1 This finding comes from the China Kadoorie Biobank study, which may be the largest prospective epidemiologic study to examine health outcomes related to soy intake. The China Kadoorie Biobank study involved 487,034 individuals free […]

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Cholesterol Levels Coming Down, But Dietary Changes Still Needed

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) kills more Americans than any other disease. Coronary heart disease (CHD) accounts for the largest share of the diseases that fall under the umbrella of CVD as it is responsible for 13% of all U.S. deaths (~365,000/year).1 Elevated cholesterol is an important CHD risk factor – so a recent report from the […]

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Challenges to Dietary Fat Dogma Still Supportive of Soyfoods

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Despite recommendations by the major international health agencies to reduce saturated fat intake, debate continues within the scientific community about the relationship between fatty acid intake and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Two good recent articles exemplify this debate. Although both question current dogma regarding dietary fat, they are still consistent with the concept that […]

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