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Article: Got soy milk?
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 29, 2004
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Got soy milk?
It's the trend now to opt for this beany beverage, whose taste
varies from creamy to chalky or even waxy
By ANNE SCHAMBERG Special to the Journal Sentinel
Sunday, February 29, 2004
It's getting to be more than a drop in the bucket.
Soy milk sales in the United States are moving up fast -- from
$100 million in 1995 to nearly $600 million in 2002.
That's according to the Soyfoods Association of North America, a
group that loves to point out the various health benefits of soy
protein. Like the fact that soy contains isoflavones, a substance
often credited with reducing cancer, cardiovascular disease and
osteoporosis. Soy also provides ...