FW: NOTMILK - - SOY ACCORDING TO JOHN ROBBINS

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NOTMILK - - SOY ACCORDING TO JOHN ROBBINS

Robbins has written many

great books, and I've read them all,

but my favorite is his most recent work:

The Food Revolution

http://www.foodrevolution.org/market/products1.htm

Read just the first line from Chapter 1,

and you'll want more! I GUARANTEE that

you will find the entire book as charming as

the first line, first paragraph, and first page.

Here's the entire first chapter!

http://www.foodrevolution.org/chapter_one.htm

Recently, wrote this column about soy.

I have a lot of respect for 's wisdom.

WHAT ABOUT SOY? by Robbins

http://www.notmilk.com/robbins/robbins.html

The entire article is too large to post here,

but can be read at your leasure by going

to the above URL.

Here are some of 's comments:

" It's not that long ago that soybeans were

considered by most Americans to be " hippie food. "

But then medical research began accumulating,

affirming that soy consumption reduced heart disease

and cancer risk, that it lengthened lives and enhanced

their quality, and that it provided an almost ideal

protein to substitute for animal proteins that almost

inevitably come packaged with cholesterol and

saturated fat. "

" When soybeans are made into soymilk, tofu, tempeh,

and the other common forms of soyfoods, their protein

digestibility is enhanced and becomes similar to animal

foods...even simple soybeans, with their reduced

digestibility, are so high in protein and in all the essential

amino acids that they could still easily serve as the sole

source of protein in a person's diet if that was necessary

for some reason. "

" Protease inhibitors found in soybeans appear to reduce

the incidence of colon, prostate and breast cancer in

humans. "

" In 2000, the Nutrition Committee of the American

Heart Association published a major statement in the

peer-reviewed journal Circulation, officially recommending

the inclusion of 25 grams or more of soy protein, with its

associated phytochemicals intact(i.e., not in the form of an

isolated soy protein supplement),in the daily diet as a means

of promoting heart health. This recommendation is consistent

with the FDA's recent ruling allowing soy protein products

to carry the health claim: " 25 grams/day of soy protein, as

part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce

the risk of heart disease. "

DOES SOY PROTECT AGAINST CANCER?

" …The findings of the prestigious Health Professionals

Follow-up Study, found a 70% reduction in prostate

cancer for men who consume soymilk daily. "

" In 1997, the American Institute for Cancer Research,

in collaboration with its international affiliate, the World

Cancer Research Fund, issued a major international

report, Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer:

A Global Perspective.

This report analyzed more than 4,500 research studies,

and its production involved the participation of more than

120 contributors and peer reviewers, including participants

from the World Health Organization, the Food and

Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the

International Agency on Research in Cancer, and the

U.S. National Cancer Institute. In 2000, Riva Bitrum, the

President of Research for the American Institute for Cancer

Research, said that:

" Studies showing consistently that just one serving a day

of soyfoods contributes to a reduction in cancer risk

are encouraging. Consuming one serving of soyfoods is

a step most individuals would not find too difficult to take. "

" A major study published in the August, 2001, Journal of

the American Medical Association found that infants fed soy

formula grow to be just as healthy as those raised on cow's

milk formulas. "

" Cow's milk provides more than nine times as much saturated

fat as soy beverages, so is far more likely to contribute to

heart disease. "

" Soy beverages provide more than 10 times as much essential

fatty acids as cow's milk, and so provide a far healthier quality

of fat. "

" Soy beverages are cholesterol-free, while cow's milk contains

34 mg of cholesterol per cup, which again means that cow's

milk is far worse for your heart and cardiovascular system. "

" Soy beverages lower both total and LDL ( " bad " ) cholesterol

levels, while cow's milk raises both total and LDL cholesterol

levels, providing yet more reasons soymilk is better for your

health. "

" Soy beverages contain numerous protective phytochemicals

that may protect against chronic diseases such as heart

disease and osteoporosis. Cow's milk contains no

phytochemicals. "

" Men who consume one to two servings of soymilk per

day are 70 percent less likely to develop prostate cancer

than men who don't. "

" In my view, the best way to take advantage of soy's health

benefits is to follow the example of the traditional Asian

diets and stick with whole foods. As a population, these

are cultures that, when they have eaten their traditional diets,

have tended to be healthier and live longer than Americans.

The Okinawa Japanese, the longest living people in the world,

average 1-2 servings of soy each day. "

Cohen

http://www.notmilk.com

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but what about the problems associated with soy now, in terms of

estrogen hotmones

http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/

carrie