5 cardiovascular benefits in soy products


Unsaturated fatty acids, soy lecithin

Soybeans have low fat content and are mainly unsaturated fatty acids; they also contain a certain amount of soybean lecithin. Unsaturated fatty acids can reduce bad cholesterol and total triglycerides. Unsaturated fatty acids and lecithin can promote the normal transport and metabolism of cholesterol, prevent the deposition of cholesterol on blood vessel walls, and help prevent hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis.

Phytosterols (phytosterols)

Soybeans and their products do not contain cholesterol, but contain plant sterols. Plant sterols have a similar structure to cholesterol and can competitively inhibit the absorption of excess cholesterol.

Although cholesterol has a certain effect on the human body, modern people tend to consume too much rather than insufficient cholesterol. The Chinese Nutrition Society recommends that the daily intake of cholesterol is 300 mg, and the cholesterol content of an egg is close to 300 mg. Excessive cholesterol intake is one of the important causes of cardiovascular disease.

Soy isoflavones

Soy isoflavones are plant polyphenols and have certain antioxidant effects, which are helpful in scavenging free radicals in the human body, preventing lipid peroxidation, and have a certain preventive effect on cardiovascular diseases.

In addition, the most "famous" function of soy isoflavones is that as phytoestrogens, it participates in the regulation of human estrogen, and it is a two-way regulation. It is particularly effective in preventing osteoporosis in menopausal women, and it has a certain effect in preventing prostate cancer in men.

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