My colleague Dr. Lynne, who is About.com's resident lung cancer expert sent me a message to share some good news that she recently learned. Several studies have solidy proven that soy foods reduced lung cancer risk in non-smoking women. Yes, that's right: our good friend the soy bean once again proves to be a nutrition powerhouse. I won't use the word "miracle", but...
Lynne says that 20% of women who develop lung cancer have never smoked a single cigarette, and lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women in the United States. The good news? I'll let Lynne fill you in on the details:
Soy intake and lung cancer risk in women
As if I needed another excuse to make my favorite chocolate peanut butter tofu pie.
Here's a few more ways to incorporate a healthy dose of soy into your diet:
Pictured: Edamame, fresh green soy beans
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Yur comments on soy are misleading. There aRe some types of cancer which must avoid soy. I had one of them. ESTROGEN TYPE! Please make sure you are not ,misleading People and research your facts before publishing.
My comments on soy are absolutely NOT misleading. Read the second sentence, the link text, and, that’s not to mention, the actual article the link leads to.