Mon, January 23, 2006
Study casts doubt over soy
By AP
DALLAS -- Veggie burgers and tofu might not be so great at warding off heart disease after all.
An American Heart Association committee reviewed a decade of studies on soy's benefits and came up with results that are now casting doubt on the health claim soy-based foods and supplements significantly lower cholesterol.
The findings could lead the Food and Drug Administration to re-evaluate rules that currently allow companies to tout a cholesterol-lowering benefit on the labels of soy-based food.
Based on its findings, the committee said it would not recommend using isoflavone supplements in food or pills. It concluded soy-containing foods and supplements did not significantly lower cholesterol, saying so in a statement published in the journal Circulation.
Nutrition experts say soy-based foods still are good because they often are eaten in place of less healthy fare like burgers and hot dogs.
Study casts doubt over soy
By AP
DALLAS -- Veggie burgers and tofu might not be so great at warding off heart disease after all.
An American Heart Association committee reviewed a decade of studies on soy's benefits and came up with results that are now casting doubt on the health claim soy-based foods and supplements significantly lower cholesterol.
The findings could lead the Food and Drug Administration to re-evaluate rules that currently allow companies to tout a cholesterol-lowering benefit on the labels of soy-based food.
Based on its findings, the committee said it would not recommend using isoflavone supplements in food or pills. It concluded soy-containing foods and supplements did not significantly lower cholesterol, saying so in a statement published in the journal Circulation.
Nutrition experts say soy-based foods still are good because they often are eaten in place of less healthy fare like burgers and hot dogs.
