Soya is good for the bones, a researcher at Polytechnic University has concluded from a recent study.
A diet containing crude soya extract benefits bone health and prevents osteoporosis by enhancing bone density, according to the study on polyphenols.
It also found that post-menopausal women who had a history of breast cancer could eat natural soya products to alleviate their mood swings and hot flushes without risking a cancer relapse.
There has been concern that it is not safe for such women to take soya products.
Findings of the research by Wong Man-sau will be presented at the third international symposium on functional food, to be hosted at the university from next Thursday until Saturday.
Besides the benefits of eating tofu and drinking soya milk, the symposium will also discuss the healing effects of wine.