Dear All:

   Another angle on soy is the isoflavones that have recently been
discovered in soy and other products.  <bold>Isoflanoves</bold> are
<italic>phytoestrogenes,</italic> with cancer preventative and estrogene
balancing properties.  I have quit a bit of info on soy on my website
at:

http://www.walford.com/soy.htm

http://www.walford.com/soyfood.htm

http://www.walford.com/soydata.htm

  The type of soy you ingest is important, as is mentioned in r's post
below.  I prefer soy milk, a cup day is enough to get the beneficial
genistein.  The table on soydata.htm tells you more.

   Interesting stuff.  While non-fat milk seems to be a more
nutrient-dense food, I omitted dairy many years back, and have found soy
a wonderfull replacement.  Different brands of soy milk have very
different tastes, so if you try one and have mixed feelings, try
another.

>I did read the article, and it is not the first time I have seen stuff
>like this.  I believe that it has some truth.  I believe that tofu,
>sprouted soybeans, and limited amounts of cooked soy beans in soups,
>fermented soy, as in traditional Asians meals are just fine.