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Benefits and Risks of Soy.
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In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of evidence that soy consumption may help prevent a wide range of health conditions, particularly cardiovascular disease, some hormone-dependent cancers, menopausal hot flashes, and postmenopausal osteoporosis. The evidence that soy protein can lower elevated serum cholesterol is now sufficiently compelling that the Food and Drug Administration allows such a "health claim" to be made for soy.
On the other hand, certain problems can result from consumption of excessive amounts of soy. At least two compounds present in soy ...
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With FDA's Soy Health Claim Approval Comes Potential New Food Products.
Newspaper article from: Food & Drink Weekly
; ...month's approval of the soy protein health claim by FDA sparked the interest...food manufacturers that soy is healthy and FDA's health claim puts the government's...FDA's approval of the soy protein health claim. Hain Foods said industry...
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FDA Approves New Health Claim For Soy Protein; Seen as Promoting New Food Products.
Newspaper article from: Food & Drink Weekly
; ...disease (CHD) on the labels soy protein food products. The health claim, the 11th the agency...the petition for the health claim in 1998. Soy protein is a complete...may be eligible for the health claim include soy beverages, tofu, tempeh...
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The U.S. soy market: an update & outlook: the U.S. soy market growth at retail continues upward, although the category shows signs of maturing.
Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals World
; ...and Education Act (NLEA) health claim for soy, which received FDA final...late October, 1999. The health claim came at a time when the...Soyatech indicates that new soy-based product introductions...since the passage of the health claim. Formulating for the ...
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Soy: Health Claims for Soy Protein, Questions About Other Components.(some question the phytoestrogens in soy, called isoflavones)
Magazine article from: FDA Consumer
; ...cornucopia of soy-based wares. (See The Soy Health Claim on page 17.) No...FDA proposed the health claim regulation, however...components in soy products, particularly...FDA limited its health claim to foods containing intact soy protein. The claim...
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The soy slowdown: the days of double-digit growth for soy may be over, but a few opportunities still exist in certain segments.
Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals World
; ...truly helped bring soy mainstream. Interestingly, the health claim for soy and cholesterol...Golbitz claims. The health claim only had a small...more people bought soy products because they saw the health claim on the package...approval of the health ...
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How Safe Is Soy?
Newspaper article from: Women's Health Letter
; ...against heart disease. But not everything we're hearing about soy is positive. Sixteen years ago, Noni Anderson, a Canadian mother, fed soy milk to her baby girl who had a problem with cow's milk. She now has all the symptoms of a classic soy baby: menstruated at the age of 10, low thyroid, ...
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Got soy? A good food ... but no miracle worker. (Special Feature).
Newspaper article from: Nutrition Action Healthletter
; ...rundown of what's currently known. Heart Disease The promise. Soy can lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart...results of 38 well-conducted clinical trials showing that soy lowers blood cholesterol levels. Anderson's 1995 study...FDA told manufacturers that their labels could claim that ...
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The soy connection: here's where you can find information on this important part of your diet.
Magazine article from: Vibrant Life
; ...what effect these chemicals have on normal development. Soy formula provides a hormone level at least 240 times higher than breast milk. If soy products supply sufficient hormones to counteract their...older women, what are they doing to newborn babies fed soy formula? On the other hand, dietary ...
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SOY INDUSTRY BOOMS IN RURAL ARGENTINA.
Newspaper article from: NotiSur - South American Political and Economic Affairs
; Cultivation of soy crops in rural Argentina has exploded thanks...in the US, and strong demand from China. Soy, the nation's key export, has become a crucial...particularly in the central plains where soy producers are enjoying unprecedented wealth...
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The soy story. (health benefits of soy; includes related information on shopping for soy and feeding soy formula to infants)(Cover Story)
Newspaper article from: Nutrition Action Healthletter
; ...talk shows, and advertisements are claiming that soy foods--or the isoflavones that most soy foods contain--can lower the risk of cancer, heart...tomorrow. How good is the evidence? It's clear that soy can lower blood cholesterol. Beyond that, nothing...
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