on of breast cancer” (Capriotti 3).
Foods that are soy based such as soy milk, soy yogurt, soy flour, tofu, tempeh, green soy beans and other foods contain most of the whole bean. Experts recommend a diet high in soy foods as opposed to the ingestion of pills or high doses of one component of soy such as genistein. This recommendation is based on the belief that ingesting high amounts of nutri-chemicals may rob the individual of other components in soy foods like Daidzen which is also thought to have anti-carcinogenic potential. Genistein, equol, and enterolactone are all phyto-estrogens contained in soy foods. In research studies all of them have “demonstrated anticarcinogenic activity on human breast cancer cells” (Capriotti 4).
Experts in nutrition argue that pharmaceutical-based and traditional approaches to cancer are less effective than diet as a means of good health and cancer prevention. Because of the enormous research and development costs associated with pharmaceuticals and the potentially enormous profits from developing a successful one, the emphasis from the medical community and in the media is often geared toward these traditional approaches. Research studies suggest that a diet empha
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