[thechat] Silk?

[dave mclean]

>> Concern has arisen over a possible detrimental effect of soy in breast
>> cancer patients because of the estrogen-like effects of isoflavones.
>> Genistein exhibits a biphasic effect on the growth of MCF-7 cells in
>> vitro, stimulating proliferation at low concentrations but inhibiting it at
>> high concentrations. In ovariectomized athymic mice implanted with MCF-7
>> cells, both genistein and soy protein stimulate tumor growth in a
>> dose-dependent manner. In contrast, in intact mice fed estrogen,
>> genistein inhibits tumor growth
>>                 -  J Nutr 2001 Nov;131(11 Suppl):3095S-108S
> 
> 
> Holy crap! My English is clearly not as good as I thought it was. I don't
> understand any of that :)

Don't worry, neither do I.

;-)

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