Japanese women have a low risk of breast cancer, and it may be partly due to miso soup. Compared with most American women, they take in nearly 700 times more isoflavones, the cancer-fighting substances prevalent in soy foods. Scientists at the National Cancer Centre of Japan collected data on the diets of 21,852 Japanese women and found that those who ate three or more bowls of miso soup a day had about half the risk of developing breast cancer as those who ate less than one (a bowl is a little less than 1/2 cup). The soup, made from soya bean paste and tofu, is high in salt, so don't over do it. Men can benefit too, since isoflavones may reduce prostate cancer risks.
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