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Article #293: Soy Genistein: Your Smart Choice For A Healthy Heart

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By adding soy to your diet, you can research has shown that those isoflavones
simply and effectively protect your extracted from soy do not have
heart. Soy foods, which are low in cholesterol-lowering effects. Although
saturated fat, provide protein, and are most scientific studies have been on
completely cholesterol-free. About 3 genistein, a study in progress at Wake
million Americans take prescription drugs Forest University is looking into
to lower cholesterol. Although these daidzein, which may have even greater
drugs can be effective, they come along cardiovascular value. This new study
with many significant side effects. explores the role of genistein and
Additionally, many of us are unaware that daidzein, rather than just genistein.
we have high cholesterol levels. Recent Studies have shown that soy protein, when
studies suggest that over thirty-five it is consumed at a level of twenty-five
million Americans have a cholesterol grams and combined with diet and
level which puts them at risk for heart exercise, significantly lowers bad
disease. Research published in the New cholesterol. It is the protein component
England Journal of Medicine in 1995 found in soy that contains isoflavones
stated that the consumption of soy which are thought to be responsible for
protein rather than animal protein this effect. By getting more
significantly decreased LDL (bad) knowledgeable about soy and looking for
cholesterol levels without affecting HDL the protein content of soy foods, you can
(good) cholesterol levels. It is lower your overall fat and animal protein
important to remember that when intake along with lowering your bad
cholesterol is artificially lowered, not cholesterol levels. Health experts
only do the bad cholesterol levels drop, recommend adding two servings of
but so do the good cholesterol levels. soy-based foods to your daily diet.
However, soy protein only lowers LDL Since the FDA has recently finalized the
cholesterol and does not affect HDL Soy Protein Health Claim, which states
levels. Also, when adding soy to your that soy protein is associated with
diet, you can also reduce the amount of reducing coronary heart disease, any
bad cholesterol that is oxidized, which company producing food or food substances
is what causes damage to the artery under the FDA's jurisdiction can make a
walls. legitimate health claim that the product
It is very important to read labels on follows this rule. In order to meet the
soy foods because soy products without stipulations, the food must contain 6.25
isoflavones will not give the grams of soy protein per serving, 3 grams
cardiovascular benefits proven in or less of fat, 1 gram or less of
clinical studies. Scientists have saturated fat, and 20 milligrams or less
recently determined that the of cholesterol. The food must also meet
cholesterol-lowering effect depends on specific restrictions on the amount of
the amount of isoflavones that are sodium included. The only exceptions to
present. The higher the amount, the more this rule include products that consist
beneficial the effect will be. But keep or are derived from whole soybeans and
in find that isolated isoflavones will contain no fat in addition to what is
not have the same effect, as resent naturally found in soybeans.






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