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Soy's
Beneficial Effects During Cancer Treatment and More
Soy
has shown to have many beneficial in the prevention of disease. Could it
have uses after illness has occurred? A recent Nutrition and Cancer*
report says it may very well have.
One ingredient in soy beans and soy products is called the Bowman-Birk
Inhibitor (BBI.) As the researchers pointed out, "BBI can suppress
the growth of developed tumors,,, and can 'increase] the effect of
common 'agents used in chemotherapy.]
"'Effects of soy ingredients including BBI include not only
the inhibition of chemotherapy and radiation-induced gastrointestinal
damage and weight loss, but also the inhibition of cell death after
heart attack and stroke.]"
DETAILS:
Will this rather explosive data reach the popular media? Probably not.
Will oncologists use this harmless food in their work? Some will.
But not being a drug, and not being promoted with millions from
pharmaceutical companies may restrict its application. However, the
reader and those he or she knows facing radiation or chemotherapy may be
well advised to discuss it with their physician.
*Vol. 34, 1999, by scientists Foehr, Tomei, Bathurst et al, of LXR
Technology, Richmond, CA 94804.
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