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Press Release
SOURCE: Foods for the Future
American Heart Association Recommends Soy Diet Up To 50 Grams Daily to
Reduce Cholesterol

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Heart Association has
officially recommended a daily diet containing soy-based foods, citing
numerous studies that have found soy protein to help reduce cholesterol
in the blood.

The AHA recommendations were published this week in the organization's
publication Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association,
with a statement directed at healthcare professionals.

Dr. John W. Erdman, Jr., professor of food science and nutrition at the
University of Illinois in Urbana, Ill., was the author of the statement
issued by the American Heart Association's nutrition committee.

"There is increasing evidence that consumption of soy protein may help
lower blood cholesterol levels in some people with elevated total
cholesterol levels, and may provide other cardiovascular benefits,'' he
said.

Dr. Erdman cited 38 clinical studies in which it has been shown that
soy protein significantly lowered blood levels of total cholesterol,
LDL or so- called ``bad'' cholesterol, and also triglycerides, all
while increasing the levels of HDL or ``good'' cholesterol.

Based on the findings, the AHA dietary guidelines now will recommend
using foods containing soy protein to help reduce saturated fat and
cholesterol in diets.

Dr. Erdman said the clinical trials have demonstrated that consuming 25
to 50 grams of soy protein daily is both safe and effective and can
lower LDL cholesterol by as much as 8 percent.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved statements that soy
protein foods can help prevent heart ailments by reducing cholesterol,
and recommended a daily intake of 25 grams of soy. The new American
Heart Association statement recommends from 20 to l00 percent more
intake of soy.
The American Heart Association noted that soy protein is a dietary
staple in Asian countries, where the incidence of coronary heart
disease and heart attacks is much lower than in the United States.

Dr. Erdman also noted that food manufacturers are producing ``many new
soy products.'' The number of new products increased from 39 in l997 to
382 in l999, he said, pointing out that ``these products make it much
easier for Americans to include soy protein in their diets.''