Soy Sauce for Anti-Cancer
April 27, 2007 6:50 pm Health and FitnessSoy Sauce is said to be having medicinal value. In the past, Soy sauce manufacturers were competing which each other which have resorted to making claims that their product can prevent cancer. For example, when a manufacturer came out with ads making such a claim, a senator was endorsing it and the manufacturer claimed to have it confirmed by nutrition experts at the University of the
The UP researchers, headed by Dr Lotis Francisco, stated that “while it has been established that soy isoflavones can indeed help prevent cancer, soy foods with very low levels of isoflavone content cannot do such a task. Soy sauce is one of these. And how much soy isoflavones should a person take to get the average daily requirement and attain anti-cancer benefits? Dr Francisco and her team reply a bout 2.17 kilograms or about half a gallon of soy sauce a day. They add you may prevent cancer, but you’ll surely die of hypertension or renal failure!
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