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While the western world has only recently become enamored with the soybean, East Asia has been consuming and enjoying the associated health benefits of this versatile proteinaceous legume for centuries. The Japanese in particular have devoted much energy to unraveling the mysteries and revealing the science of this oil-rich bean. The Fuji Foundation for Protein Research was established to support soybean studies, which have resulted in a considerable amount of profound literature on the soy-wellness connection. Unfortunately for westerners, very little of this information has been presented in English.?

Soy in Health and Disease Prevention, edited by the highly distinguished Michihiro Sugano, brings the west up to speed on the latest findings concerning this common, yet most powerful health aid.

Perhaps, the most authoritative book on the subject available in any language, Soy in Health and Disease Prevention presents the very latest health and nutrition research and findings available on soy products. Functional food experts from Japan, as well as other parts of the world,explore the action and diverse health effects of the common soybean. Included is the latest information with regard to soy’s impact on

·         Cancer prevention

·         Immune system function

·         Osteoporosis

·         Atherosclerosis

·         Aging and longevity

This book is essential reading for all researchers and students involved with the study and production of functional foods. Dr. Sugano who is the current director of the Fuji Foundation has published over 400 journal articles, as well as 80 book chapters. His primary area of research is in food functional factors, predominantly regulation of lipid metabolism.

Perhaps the most authoritative book on the subject available in any language, Soy in Health and Disease Prevention presents the latest health and nutrition research and findings on soy products. Experts from Japan and other parts of the worldexplore the health benefits of the common soybean. The contributors explore the role of soy in cancer preven

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Contents  Nutritional Implications of Soy, Michihiro Sugano  Soy in Health and Disease Prevention, Cesare R. Sirtori and Stuart K. Johnson  Soy and Breast Cancer Prevention, Seiichiro Yamamoto and Shoichiro Tsugane  Adipocytokines, Tohru Funahashi and Yuji Matsuzawa  Systematic Review of Intervention Studies Using Isoflavone  Supplements and Proposal for Future Studies, Shaw Watanabe, Xing-Gang Zhuo, Melissa K. Melby, and Ishiwatan  Soy for “Health for All”: Message from WHO CARDIAC Study and Dietary Intervention Studies, Yukio Yamori  Soy Allergy, Tadashi Ogawa  Longevity and Age-Related Disease, Yoshiaki Fujita and Yuko Araki  Soy Saponin, Chigen Tsukamoto and Yumiko Yoshiki  Role of Soy Lecithin in Lipid Metabolism, Katsumi Imaizumi  Soy Sterols, Ikuo Ikeda  The Status of Human Trials Utilizing Bowman-Birk Inhibitor Concentrate from Soybeans, Ann R. Kennedy  Bioactive Peptides Derived from Soy Protein, Masaaki Yoshikawa  Soy Peptides as Functional Food Material, Kiyoharu Takamatsu  Fermented Soybean Components and Disease Prevention, H. Sumi and C. Yatagai  Soybean Components and Food for Specified Health Uses (FOSHU), Takashi Yamamoto  Soy in Health and Disease: Perspectives, David Kritchevsky  Index

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