Soy helps prevent prostate cancer

A prospective study conducted in a California community of 12,395 indicates that men who consume high levels of soy milk are less likely to develop prostate cancer.¹ A review of epidemiological studies² and animal studies³ confirm these conclusions. The data is convincing enough to conduct clinical studies, according to the authors of the review published in 1998.

1. Jacobsen BK, Knutsen SF, Fraser GE. Does high soy milk intake reduce prostate cancer incidence? The Adventist Health Study (United States) Cancer Causes Control
1998 Dec;9(6):553-7.

2. Adlercreutz H, Mazur W, Bartels P, Elomaa V, Watanabe S, Wahala K, Landstrom M, Lundin E, Bergh A, Damber JE, Aman P, Widmark A, Johansson A, Zhang JX, Hallmans G. Phytoestrogens and prostate disease. J Nutr 2000 Mar;130(3):658S-9S.