Nina answers “Soy has been proven to increase breast...”

Andee asked this question about How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease:

Soy has been proven to increase breast cancer risk, sometimes substantially...and you say it's exactly the opposite?

Nina I recommend reading research studies on the soy isoflavone, genistein, and its correlation between lifelong soy consumption vs soy consumption after t…moreI recommend reading research studies on the soy isoflavone, genistein, and its correlation between lifelong soy consumption vs soy consumption after the onset of (breast) cancer. Basically, Michael is right in that lifelong isoflavone consumption tends to protect against cancer, but research is also being done on the effects of consuming isoflavones after the onset of cancer, which seems to reverse this effect. Interesting.

Source: Clinical Cancer Research (journal)
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