Soy and Human Health

• The Astonishing Functional Food: Soy Protein and Soy Constituents
• Soy Protein and Coronary Heart Disease
• Soy and Digestive Tract Health
• Soy Foods in Chronic Renal Disease
• How Can Soy Help Diabetes?
• Soy Protein Enhances Energy, Stamina and Sport Performance
• Soy and Cancers
• Soy and Breast Cancer
• Soy and Menopausal Symptoms
• Soy and Pre-Menstrual Syndromes
• Soy and Bone Health
• Losing Weight Healthily with Soy
• Soy and Urological Cancer
• Soy Lecithin and Human Health
• Clinical Abstracts on Soy
• Soy Clinical Reviews in Reputable Medical Journals: 1995-2002

Soy and Urological Cancer

In a meta-analysis of peer reviewed studies and reports from 1966-1998 by researchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine revealed that a number of epidemiological studies support the use of dietary agents to protect against various urological forms of cancer, including the bladder, prostate and kidney. (1) A study also shows that isoflavones, such as genistein and daidzein, work synergistically to inhibit cancer growth and induce apotosis. (2)

In a study conducted by Ohio State University researchers, it was found that the effects of diets containing soy protein isolate (whole soy protein with low isoflavone content) and soy phytochemical concentrate (isoflavone-rich soy extract with 85 times the amount of found in soy protein), shows a dose-dependent benefit with regards to higher isoflavones consumption. (3).

For more information on urological cancer, please refer clinical abstracts .