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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(19):1610-1612; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.19.1610
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 19, 1610-1612, October 6, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

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"Soybean" in a Haystack? Pinpointing an Anti-cancer Effect

Nicole Gottlieb

Phyllis Bowen, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois at Chicago refers to the complexities of food studies as the "haystack of diet." Protein, fat, vitamins, flax, selenium, and flavonoids are only a few of the innumerable components of food. When researchers talk about the interaction between various diet components, and then add genetic and environmental factors to the equation, the enormity of pinpointing the anti-cancer effects of specific substances within specific foods becomes clear.

Yet out of the haystack has come evidence that phytochemicals, the natural substances found in grains, fruits, vegetables, soy foods, herbs and spices, may not only protect against chronic disease, but also may help to fight cancer. In recent years phytochemicals have been shown to have anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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