The importance of soy foods in the diet for the health of populations throughout the word has long been recognized, but only recently has a new importance of soy foods been discovered. The new emphasis on the soy bean is based on the finding that this legume contains phytoestrogens, In Asian nations, especially China where the soy bean was first developed into a significant food source, soy products has recently been increasing, but estimates of actual intakes are less than 5g of soy per day per person compared to estiamted intakes of 30-40g in populations from several Asian nations.
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