The beans and Boeing summit that changed nothing

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced a 200-jet deal and soybean pledges. But the trade war's root cause is an accounting problem nobody at the table wants to fix.

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Meta-analysis: Eating more legumes and soy is linked to lower risk of hypertension, itself a risk factor for cardiovascular disease & related mortality: doi.org/10.1136/bmjn... #Legumes #Beans #Lentils #Chickpeas #Peas #Soybeans #Tofu #Health #Hypertension #CVD #Review #MetaAnalysis

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Legume and soy consumption and the risk of hypertension: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of prospective studies

Background Several studies have suggested that high intakes of legumes and soy products are associated with a lower risk of hypertension; however, the results have been inconsistent. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the association between legumes and soy consumption and the risk of hypertension.Methods PubMed and Embase databases were searched up to 14 June 2025. Random effects models were used to calculate summary relative risks (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for the association between legume or soy consumption and hypertension risk. Heterogeneity was evaluated using I 2. The likelihood of causality was evaluated using World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) criteria.Results 12 prospective studies were included in the meta-analysis. The summary RR for high versus low intake of legumes was 0.84 (95% CI 0.77 to 0.93, I 2=65%, pheterogeneity=0.003, n=10 studies, 86 098 cases, 309 853 participants) and for soy was 0.81 (95% CI 0.70 to 0.93, I2=82%, pheterogeneity<0.0001, n=7 studies, 93 934 cases, 278 200 participants). In the linear dose–response analyses, the summary RR per 100 g/day was 0.88 (95% CI 0.80 to 0.97, I2=69%, pheterogeneity=0.001, n=10) for legumes and 0.76 (95% CI 0.60 to 0.96, I2=89%, pheterogeneity<0.0001, n=6) for soy. The test for non-linearity was not significant for legumes (pnon-linearity=0.13), suggesting a linear reduction in risk up to ~170 g/day, while for soy there was indication of non-linearity (pnon-linearity=0.01), and most of the reduction in risk was observed up to an intake around 60–80 g/day. Although there was an indication of publication bias with Egger’s test (p=0.04) for legumes, this was explained by two outlying studies. Using WCRF criteria, the likelihood of causality was considered probable for both legumes and soy in relation to hypertension risk.Conclusion In this meta-analysis of 12 prospective cohort studies, legume and soy intakes were associated with lower risk of hypertension. These findings support dietary recommendations to increase the intake of legumes in the general population.

BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
The summit that couldn't fix an accounting problem pretending to be a trade war

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced soybeans, Boeing jets, and a new committee. None of it will fix the imbalance that made the summit necessary.

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The beans and Boeing summit that changed nothing

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced a 200-jet deal and soybean pledges. But the trade war's root cause is an accounting problem nobody at the table wants to fix.

the spend
How Many Times Can China Agree to Buy the Same Soybeans from the US?

Heading into the summit in China, republicans had high hopes. Did anything happen?

MishTalk
The summit that couldn't fix an accounting problem pretending to be a trade war

The Trump-Xi Beijing summit produced soybeans, Boeing jets, and a new committee. None of it will fix the imbalance that made the summit necessary.

the spend
‘The biggest China dove in the administration’: Trump to test limits of dealmaking in Beijing

The wrangling over a business delegation for next week's summit in Beijing is just one sign of the delicate balancing act the administration is trying to strike on the commercial relationship between the economic rivals.

Politico

You campaigned on reducing egg prices, lowering grocery bills, and bringing down gas costs for American families

Now the message is that families should just “observe” soybean prices and gas prices

They’re laying their mess on American families

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