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Interest in the health effects of soy foods and soybean constituents continues to increase as shown by both the amount of research conducted and the array of subject areas under investigation. Nearly 600 delegates attended the Third International Symposium on the Role of Soy in Treating and Preventing Chronic Disease, which was held October 31–November 3, 1999, in Washington, DC. This attendance figure represents a twofold increase over the first symposium in 1994. In total, there were 48 oral presentations and ∼100 poster presentations, which is triple the number of the first symposium. Oral and poster presentations addressed topics covered at the two previous symposia but also new topics, such as hypertension, cognitive function, and colon cancer. Nearly all of the research presented involved either soy protein or isoflavones. Most speakers presented original research, which is contained in the abstracts that follow; however, six speakers gave overview presentations that provided short reviews of their subject area.

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