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January 23, 2006
So, maybe soya is not such a hearty meal (Advertiser)
An American Heart Association committee, after reviewing a decade of studies on the claimed benefits of soy, has cast doubt on the claim that soy-based foods and supplements significantly lower cholesterol.
The panel also found neither soy nor the soy component isoflavone reduced symptoms of menopause, such as "hot flashes," and that isoflavones don't help prevent breast, uterine or prostate cancer.
Posted by kuechebj at January 23, 2006 02:00 PM
Comments
Sure, Ted. Olestra? Oh, yeah, that additive to the "WOW" type of potato chips causing curious bowel movements with almost freakish regularity? =)
Posted by: Bobby Kuechenmeister at January 24, 2006 05:13 PM
One does need to keep in mind that you do need cholesterol to function. It provides percursors to several important hormones (including testosterone) and it helps with cell fluid dynamics (aka it takes longer for you to freeze to death when it is below zero). Right now I believe that eating more greens (salads) and exercising is the best way to keep healthy. Is there a magic bullet for high cholesterol? Maybe, but like all things with medicine, you'll have to pay a price for it. Remember olestra?
Posted by: Ted at January 24, 2006 10:14 AM