6 reasons you should drink soy milk regularly

Soy foods contain many healthy nutrients you should know.

According to one study, consuming 20-133 grams of soy protein per day can help reduce bad LDL cholesterol by 7-10%. “Eating soy as part of a diet can help reduce the risk of heart disease,” says Wahida Karmally, director of nutrition at the Irving Research Institute.

According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), adding 25g of soy protein per day helps reduce saturated fat intake, thereby reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Scientists from the North American Menopause Society have concluded: Soybeans and soybean extracts have the effect of reducing diastolic blood pressure, reducing total cholesterol, reducing bad cholesterol (LDL-cholesterol), preventing the progression of atherosclerotic plaques, and improving the elasticity of arteries. Therefore, in the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the use of soybeans to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease since 1999.

Specialist II Doctor Do Thi Ngoc Diep, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Nutrition Center, said that soybeans have high nutritional value, containing all three types of energy-producing nutrients: protein, lipid, and glucid.

Soybeans have a high protein content and contain up to 18 types of amino acids, including all essential amino acids. Lipids in soybeans are mainly polyunsaturated fatty acids, without cholesterol. Soybeans have many vitamins of group B, E, K and minerals such as K, Ca, P, Iron, Mg, Mn, Zn, Cu, Se. Some minerals are essential for nerve, bone and cardiovascular health such as Mn, Ca, iron with high content in soybeans.

Consuming soybeans helps prevent aging, protect the skin, control weight, reduce the risk of breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men, reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, stroke, and reduce the risk of osteoporosis.

In particular, soybeans have absolutely no impact on male sexual function.

Cancer Prevention: Research shows that the habit of eating soy products from a young age reduces the risk of breast cancer by up to 50%.

In men, eating beans and soy products daily also helps reduce the risk of prostate cancer by 30%. Moreover, men with prostate cancer can inhibit the progression of the disease by adding soy products to their diet.

According to Zing.vn