(07-07-06) DIET: AHA says soy has no significant effect on cholesterol

UNDATED New research casts doubt on the claim that consuming veggie burgers, tofu and other soy products helps prevent heart disease.
Companies selling such products are currently allowed to tout this benefit on labels. But the Food and Drug Administration might re-evaluate that in light of new findings.
Those come from an American Heart Association committee's review of studies on soy done over the last decade.
The panel, led by a professor of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, concluded that soy-containing foods and supplements did not significantly lower cholesterol.
The panel found neither soy component isoflavones don't help prevent breast, uterine or prostate cancer.
But 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.
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