The soya bean’s unique nutrition profile has been attributed to a number of favourable health outcomes. The following fact sheets review the scientific evidence and practical solutions of how soya can play a critical role in improving the nation’s health.

Diet and other lifestyle factors play a role in the development of cancer. Studies in Asian populations, who eat a lot of soya foods, suggest that soya is protective against breast and prostate cancer. This fact sheet reviews the scientific evidence available of how soya may play a critical role in breast and prostate cancer protection.

Young people should be encouraged to adopt a healthy diet and lifestyle. Soya foods can form an important part of this diet - not only are they nutritious but there is evidence to suggest that eating moderate amounts when young provides both immediate and long-term benefits.

Experts are calling for a critical change in eating habits if we are to save the health of the nation and the planet. Plant-based eating has been heralded by experts as the answer where soya is predicted to play a central role for its nutritional and health benefits.

As soya foods have become more popular in recent years there are concerns that allergic reactions to soya may become more common. However in reality, although soya protein, like any protein, may cause an allergic reaction in sensitive individuals, relatively few people are actually allergic to soya.