Action Points Explain to interested patients that adding soy to the diet to replace some of the protein may be particularly beneficial for hypertensive postmenopausal women. In a prospective trial, replacing 25 grams of protein with half a cup of soy nuts (dry-roasted soybeans) lowered systolic blood pressure 9. Caution interested patients that the blood pressure effects found in the study were found using whole soybeans and previous studies have failed to find a similar benefit for...

Crop ratings overnight showed the soybean crop actually declined in the good to excellent category by 1% point, with 70% of the crop now being view in good to excellent shape. OVERVIEW: Corn and soybeans look set to start off on the defensive Tuesday after somewhat better than expected crop condition ratings Monday spurred mild profit taking overnight. BEANS: Soybean futures traded down a shade overnight in more of a corrective trade from the recent impressive strength in most agricultural...

Not only are soybean aphids more predominate during odd years, but counts of aphids overwintering this year were high, indicating this could be a banner year for soybean aphids. If past history is any indication of soybean aphid pressure to be seen in 2007 - be prepared. Pioneer, in collaboration with Kansas State University, also has developed a technique for screening soybean lines for their ability to naturally reduce the rate of growth, survival and reproduction of soybean aphids that...

On March 8, he says an independent crop consultant brought in two baggies, one containing seeds and pods and one with parts of a dead soybean leaf. Experts say the recent confirmation of soybean rust in Iowa in 2006 should serve as a reminder that the fungus can happen in Iowa. While experts were able to confirm rust on the soybean leaves when they were dead, Tylka says it is more important to look for signs of the disease earlier. Soybean leaves show various amounts of soybean rust. If...

The women took soy nuts containing 25 grams of soy protein in a standard diet for 8 weeks. There's long been controversy about whether soy foods can lower the bad cholesterol or not. The diet with nuts also lowered low-density-lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol 11% and in hypertensive women, but had no effect on lipids in 'normotensive' women. Maybe it's time to look at another indication - high blood pressure. These benefits were described by the investigators as being "comparable with those...