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Soy Protein

Soy Protein Advice Cont'd...

The research done about soy's effect on women going through menopause is based upon the fact that Asian women do not suffer the same symptoms as western society women, due to the high level of soy bean food in their diets.

Studies have been made on soy protein's effect on cholesterol levels and heart disease prevention. The fact that soy seems to lower the LDL, the bad cholesterol levels in the blood it has a preventing effect when it comes coronary conditions.

If you want to include soy products in your diet for health reasons and not just for weight loss, there are different products you can choose from such as tofu, edamame, soy milk and miso. The amount of soy bean products available in your health food market is a steady growing section. The tofu comes in different consistencies, the soy milk in ten different flavors and the soy bean itself in roasted, salted, unsalted, natural and more.

The soy protein powders have also improved over the years and come in as many flavors as the whey proteins nowadays.

Keep in mind however that a good soy protein is still not providing you with all the protein you need and your diet needs to be supplemented with some type of amino acids product. If you don't eat meat at all you would need to supplement your diet with vitamin B 12 that is found primarily in red meat.