Maggie and her mom are in the supermarket shopping for dinner. Maggie wants to try soy burgers for dinner. Her mother doesn't want to try them and says, "What is the big deal about soy? Why should we try soy burgers?" Maggie has learned about the benefits of soy while taking a nutrition course and begins to explain to her mom why soy might be good for both of them. Let's see if you know as much
as Maggie about soy by answering the following questions. Which type of cancer might a diet rich in soy foods prevent based on epidemiological studies?
a. Leukemia
b. Prostate
c. Kidney
d. Lymphoma
e. a and d
b
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