Getting on and off our list. Beginning with this issue, we present a series of articles about the many issues discussed, including cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, osteoporosis, hormonal effects of soya isoflavones, and more. It is anticipated that the full proceedings of the Symposium will be published next year in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. More information about when and how to obtain them will be provided in the coming months. Indiana The meeting in Brussels was an experience for me like nothing I have ever encountered, and it will take a while for me to digest everything that was presented.
Dietitians shine when it comes to teaching others established research and public health policy.
Maybe that is why the meeting felt a bit foreign for me as an oncology clinical dietitian. Trying to draw clear conclusions for public health policy based on animal studies, epidemiology studies, small or short-term human studies requires circumspection. Nonetheless, it was a thrill to respectfully observe the scientific approach in action. All over the world the scientific community is buzzing with interest on the benefits from soy. Dr. Mark Messina, Ph.D. opened the symposium with the assertion that the hype on soyfoods is sometimes beyond the data.