One hundred twenty-eight mothers of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cases under age 45 in Yulin Prefecture, China and 174 mothers of population controls were interviewed as part of an epidemiological study to examine childhood exposures in relation to the development of NPC. Exposure before age 2 years to a number of fermented foods was a risk factor for NPC. During weaning, intake of salted fis...

This study investigated the dietary habits and food preferences of elementary school students. The survey was conducted by means of a questionnaire distributed to 4th and 5th grade elementary school students (400 boys and 400 girls) in urban and suburban areas of Daejeon. The results of this study were as follows: male students in urban areas ate breakfast, unbalanced diets, and dairy products ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To present state-of-the-art information about the risks and benefits of soy isoflavones for breast cancer survivors. DATA SOURCES Published research articles, pertinent articles and books, and computerized databases. DATA SYNTHESIS Some epidemiologic data suggest that soy isoflavones play an important role in preventing breast cancer in Asian women and promoting women's h...

Background: Due to environmental contamination in recent years, contamination of food chain by heavy metals is not far-fetched. The purpose of this study is to determine heavy metals in soybeans cultivated in Iran to monitor the food chemical contaminants. Methods: To assess metal contamination, four varieties (Sahar, Katool, Williams, and M7) of soybean cultivated in Iran, were collected. Met...

available at http://jurology.com/ Editorial Comment: Soy protein has long been postulated to carry beneficial effects in men with prostate cancer and women with breast cancer, largely due to a high content of isoflavones, a group of naturally occurring estrogens. In particular an isoflavone called genistein is known to bind to estrogen receptor-beta and exert an antiproliferative effect on pros...

The use of local bean as an alternative food to meet the community's nutritional needs has been widely practised by society. One popular beans in Kisar Island, Southwestern Maluku community, is gude bean. people Island have used and sweet potatoes make traditional food, namely kolak (sweet compote), while young pods are fresh vegetables. Gude can be a functional such essence, sweetened condense...

Soy protein is an important component of soybeans and provides an abundant source of dietary protein. Among the dietary proteins, soy protein is considered a complete protein in that it contains ample amounts of all the essential amino acids plus several other macronutrients with a nutritional value roughly equivalent to that of animal protein of high biological value. Soy protein is unique amo...

The NIH sponsored a scientific workshop, "Soy Protein/Isoflavone Research: Challenges in Designing and Evaluating Intervention Studies," July 28-29, 2009. The workshop goal was to provide guidance for the next generation of soy protein/isoflavone human research. Session topics included population exposure to soy; the variability of the human response to soy; product composition; methods, tools,...