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Soya: the health protector - The health effects of SoyaProstate CancerProstate cancer In 1998, a large-scale study across 59 countries concluded that soya products were significantly protective against the disease (Hebert et al., 1998). This study found that men eating an affluent diet, including dairy milk, meat and poultry, were more likely to die from prostate cancer than those eating a diet based on cereals, soya beans, nuts and oilseeds. More recently, another study showed how soya foods could lower the risk of prostate cancer by up to 26 per cent. Interestingly, this research found that while non-fermented soya foods, such as tofu and soya milk, lowered the risk, fermented ones such as miso and soya sauce, did not (Yan and Spitznagel, 2009). So, there are no human studies that show an increased risk of cancer due to soya but plenty of evidence suggesting that it provides protection.
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