May protect against certain cancers

According to a recent observational study, eating meals containing soy may lower your chance of developing breast and prostate cancer. However, the impact of soy on the risk of cancer is hotly contested. Studies on animals have shown contradictory findings relating to soy isoflavones and tumor development, particularly in breast cancer. Human studies don't support the idea that soy may raise your risk of breast cancer, despite the estrogen-like actions of isoflavones. In women from Asian nations, soy consumption was connected to a lower incidence of breast cancer, according to a study of 35 research, but it was not linked to breast cancer in women from Western countries.

Additionally, research links soy consumption to a roughly 30% decreased risk of prostate cancer. Isoflavones, which function as antioxidants, and lunaisin, which induces cancer cell death in test-tube and animal tests, are thought to be responsible for soy's potential anticancer properties.