41.   Researchers wrote that soy protein has the potential to lower cholesterol, reducing the risk of heart attacks and stroke.

42.   Scientists have long known that substituting soy protein can lower cholesterol in lab animals.

43.   The Food and Drug Administration soon will begin allowing health claims on food products containing soy protein.

44.   Anderson and researchers theorized that a vegetable form of estrogen found in soy protein directly lowers cholesterol, as does human estrogen, though exactly how is not clear.