Soy intake may cut killer cancer risk

Increasing the intake of soy may help prevent bowel cancer in women according to new research.

 

The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, followed the lives and diets of 68,412 women aged between 40 and 70.

 

It was discovered that soy food intake was associated with a reduced bowel cancer risk.

 

Bowel cancer is the second commonest cancer with 16,000 people dying from it every year.

 

Each year around 36,000 people are diagnosed with the condition.  

 

Rearchers found that by consuming 28 grams of soy led to an 8 per cent reduction in the cancer risk.

 

Registered herbalist, Dr Serene Foster said: “The benefits of soy protein and soya isoflavones for maintaining emotional well being during the menopause are well known.  This latest study highlights that the benefits of an increased soy intake may go beyond hormonal maintenance and may help prevent more serious health conditions such as bowel cancer.”

 

The soy proteins are found in food such as soya beans.

 

 In the UK women increase their soya intake through the use of high street supplements, which also relieve some symptoms of the menopause.