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Soy intake lowers breast cancer recurrence in hormone-sensitive cancers

A new research found that post-menopausal breast cancer patients with hormone-sensitive cancers who consumed high amounts of soy isoflavones had a lower risk of recurrence. Soy isoflavones are similar to estrogen in chemical structure and may stimulate or inhibit estrogen-like action in tissues. Consumption of soy isoflavones, found in soybeans and soy products, has increased [...]

Noble Group to build soy crusher in Brazil

Commodity trader Noble Group (NOBG.SI) will invest about US$150 million ($212.6 million) to build its first soy crushing plant in Brazil, Valor Economico newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The plant, to be located in Brazil’s main soy state of Mato Grosso, will be able to process 1.3 million tonnes of the legume per year, Ricardo Leiman, Noble’s global chief executive, told Valor. 

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Jeremy Piven Man Boobs?

Don’t worry, Jeremy Piven’s love of soy milk hasn’t left the Entourage actor with unslightly “moobs.”

The actor, best known for his role as Ari Gold on the HBO series, caused a stir on the Interwebs this week after he claimed he stopped drinking soy milk because its high estrogen levels caused him to grow man [...]