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Human research on soy and cognitive function is very limited, but one recent study did find a negative effect of soy. In the Honolulu Heart Program, an ongoing study of the health of Japanese-American men living in Hawaii, those who consumed the most tofu (two to four times per week) during middle age showed the most signs of mental deterioration in later years.
Those vegans/vegetarians think they’re sooooooo clever…
Indeed, John D. MacArthur points out:
What’s more, higher midlife tofu consumption was also associated with low brain weight. Brain atrophy was assessed in 574 men using MRI results and in 290 men using autopsy information. Shrinkage occurs naturally with age, but for the men who had consumed more tofu, White said “their brains seemed to be showing an exaggeration of the usual patterns we see in aging.”
Oh well. Who needs a brain anyway?
how appropiate that the study was from Honolulu… the land of spam and mayo. see above response for local views about veganism. what about the diseases they dont suffer from because they ate soy, what about the health record of asain countries who have a high soy diet compared to the american diet, what about……. oh sh#$t i forgot what I was talking about.
Comment by boris 06.28.03 @ 5:31 pm