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Healthy diets involving soy protein

| Tuesday, 11 December 2012
By Ben Stadwick


Soy protein is extracted from the soy bean which is a legume composed of about 20 percent fat, 30 percent carbohydrate, and 40 percent protein. It can be used in place of animal proteins in the diet. It has no cholesterol or saturated fat and contains the essential eight amino acids, fiber, enzymes, inhibitors and minerals like calcium, zinc and iron.

As such, it has several applications in the overall well being of a number of target groups like expectant mothers, children and those with chronic ailments like diabetes, heart diseases, cancer and obesity. Current processing techniques can allow diverse ways of extracting soy protein isolate, but it is mostly produced by removing fat from flakes of soybeans then washing in alcohol or hydrating to rid the isolate of sugars.

Because soy protein is high in vitamin D it is very good for pregnant women that suffer from adversity to sun radiation. Replacing dairy whey with soy protein can help children with diarrhea problems. There are research studies in the effects of soy protein products on hot flashes from menstrual cycles in women and how it can help.

Since the substance contains no cholesterol, its intake instead of animal protein like beef reduces the overall concentrations of cholesterol in the body, thereby minimizing the threat of cardiac arrests and other heart diseases. This also reduces body weight, in addition to supporting regulation of concentration of sugar in the blood.

Since soy proteins are very high in antioxidants its helps in the recovery process for athletes or very active people, and also helps in reducing tiredness. People with allergy problems will tend to see a reduction in discomfort from allergies.

Research has shown that there is a very interesting chemical in soy protein that helps in fighting cancerous tumors. There are studies that also show that it may help in fighting other types of cancers. A positive about soy protein is that other studies have shown soy protein products to help fight heart disease and bone loss. Women in advanced stages of either of these physical problems could see positive progress.

However there are reasons to reconsider taking soy protein, one of them is that it has a hormone that has shown to the decrease testosterone in men however that has not been proven yet. Some individuals have been shown to have allergic reactions to soy products, at this point you should obviously keep from taking them.

Since the idea of soy protein in diets has not been conclusively investigated, and also due to insufficient publication of research findings on the impacts of these proteins in humans, the topic has produced several schools of thoughts. And because most groups argue for their approval, it is acknowledged that, ultimately, such a diet will be revolutionary.




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