Early Soy Diet May Protect Against Breast Cancer

Asian-Americab women who ate a lot of soy had 58% reduced risk to have breast cancer. US reserachers said that soy may have a protective effect. Historically breast cancer rates among white women in the United States are four to seven times higher than in women in China or Japan. But when Asian women moved to the US, the risk for breast cancer was larger. Women who comsumed a lot of soy in their childhood had 58% less risk for breast cancer. Soy contains isoflavones which may alter breast tissue.

I think this is interesting because I never knew that soy can reduce the risk of having breast cancer. I think that we should all start drinking soy so that we won't get breast cancer, especially for girls.

Question:
Have you actually wondered that soy can reduce the risk of breast cancer?

Jakarta Post p. 27, April 1, 2009