Who should eat soy?
Soy, as part of a balanced diet low in fat and cholesterol, can help reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease in everyone. This is particularly important because more than 750,000 Americans die each year from coronary heart disease, for which elevated cholesterol levels are a contributing cause. The American Heart Association estimates that more than 60 million Americans have one or more type of cardiovascular disease, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, or rheumatic heart disease. As Americans become more and more health conscious, many people and their physicians will look to soy-based foods as a practical approach in controlling cholesterol and coronary heart disease and reducing America’s dependence on drug therapies.
Soy foods have been a nutritious part of the human diet for hundreds of years, but we are only beginning to understand their many health benefits. For example, based on scientific evidence from more than 50 independent studies, the FDA in 1999 issued a health claim for soy stating that consuming 25 grams of soy protein a day, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.
In general, it would be a health benefit to most people to substitute soy protein for some of the animal protein in their diet. There are however, certain groups that can get very specific benefits from soy protein. Soy, as part of a balanced diet low in fat and cholesterol, can help reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease in everyone. This is particularly important because more than 750,000 Americans die each year from coronary heart disease, for which elevated cholesterol levels are a contributing cause. The American Heart Association estimates that more than 60 million Americans have one or more type of cardiovascular disease, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, or rheumatic heart disease. As Americans become more and more health conscious, many people and their physicians will look to soy-based foods as a practical approach in controlling cholesterol and coronary heart disease and reducing America’s dependence on drug therapies.
Soy, as part of a balanced diet low in fat and cholesterol, may help reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease in everyone. This is particularly important because more than 750,000 Americans die each year from coronary heart disease, for which elevated cholesterol levels are a contributing cause. The American Heart Association estimates that more than 60 million Americans have one or more type of cardiovascular disease, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, or rheumatic heart disease. As Americans become more and more health conscious, many people and their physicians will look to soy-based foods as a practical approach in controlling cholesterol and coronary heart disease and to supplement or reduce dependence on drug therapies. In general, it would be a health benefit to most people to substitute soy protein for some of the animal protein in their diet. There are however, certain groups that may get very specific benefits from soy protein. Those groups include: P
