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"Soy Worth a Hill of Beans?"

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For over a decade, soy foods have enjoyed the rare [br]privilege of an FDA-approved food label health claim [br]about soy's ability to protect against heart disease.

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Now a billion dollar industry, they have a lot of money [br]to fund research touting the benefits of their bean.

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And although there is also a U.S. Dry Bean Council [br]representing all the other beans, I think you can [br]get a sense just by comparing their websites, [br]who may have more money to spread around.

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So, though you may not soon see ads on TV with anyone [br]exclaiming they are gonzo for garbanzos, there was [br]a study out of Tulane (University) recently that [br]looked at the cholesterol-lowering power of non-soy legumes.

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You know, there are all sorts of beans out there.[br]Which did better to lower the number one risk factor, [br]LDL cholesterol, of our number one killer, [br]heart disease: soybeans or non-soybeans?

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Soy consumption drops bad cholesterol on average, [br]about four points. Other beans - lentil, lima, navy, [br]pinto, etc. - drop bad cholesterol eight.

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Though it's illegal for, say, a baked-bean manufacturer [br]to make health claims on their label, soy isn't [br]special in that regard. All beans are beautiful, [br]and in this case, beat out soy 2 to 1.