Eating soy from small prevent breast cancer

It is confirmed by a study by the US National Cancer Institute presented at a conference in Boston over the past week.

(Photo: flickr.com) Dr. Larissa Korde and colleagues interviewed 597 Asian-American women with breast cancer and 966 other non-infected women to collect information on diet and pathology. Previously lived by these people. The researchers specifically investigated the consumption of soybeans by these women in three stages: childhood, adolescence and adulthood.

As a result, the effect of soy is more pronounced when eaten regularly since childhood. Calculations show that women who eat the most soy in the period between 5 and 11 years are 58% less likely to develop cancer than women who eat the least. This risk only decreased by 25% in women who ate a lot of adolescent or adult soy.

According to Dr. Karissa, this is the first study to assess the impact of soy consumption in childhood on breast cancer risk. This protective effect may be due to the presence of isoflavones in soybeans capable of causing breast tissue to reduce sensitivity to carcinogens.

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