In an age of diets and health awareness, many have made substitutes to the traditional diet. Tofu was seen as a blessing, especially for vegetarians who lose certain nutrition by not eating meat. However, before goes vegan and starts eating tofurkey, one should take a look at a recent medical find that should lead people to be cautious on such matters.

People who eat high levels of some soy products, including tofu and other so-called superfoods, may be at an increased risk of memory loss.

Loughborough and Oxford scientists, funded by the Alzheimer's Research Trust, worked with Indonesian colleagues to investigate the effects of high soy consumption in 719 elderly Indonesians living in urban and rural regions of Java.

The researchers' findings, to be published in Dementias and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders later this month, include evidence that a high consumption of tofu is associated with worse memory, particularly among the over 68s.

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"High Tofu Intake Linked To Higher Memory Loss", Medical News Today, July 7th, AD 2008, http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/114061.php, accessed September 12th, AD 2008.