
The Role of Soy Foods in Prostate Cancer Prevention & Treatment
Soy is put to the test for the treatment of prostate cancer.
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Soy is put to the test for the treatment of prostate cancer.
What is the optimal source and amount of protein for senior citizens?
Plant-based diets may prove to be a useful nutrition strategy in both cancer growth control as well as lifespan extension, because these diets are naturally lower in methionine.
To maintain the low IGF-1 levels associated with a plant-based diet, one should probably eat no more than 3-5 servings of soy foods a day.
A Consumer Reports investigation into the safety of protein supplements found that more than half exceed the California Prop 65 Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act action levels.