What happens if one regularly eats soy products? People with cancer or cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should pay special attention

1. Reduced Cancer Risk

A comprehensive meta-analysis conducted in Chinaanalyzed 52studies on soy product consumption and found that consuming an additional150grams of soy products per day reduces the risk of cancer by35%; consuming an additional100grams of tofu per day reduces the risk of cancer by32%; consuming an additional30grams of soybean milk per day reduces the risk of cancer by46%^[1]. Replacing animal protein from red meat with plant protein, which accounts for 3% of total calories, can reduce the risk of 25%.

2. Improved cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health

Studies have found that consuming 26.7 grams of tofu per day can reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases by 18%, and consuming 11 grams of natto per day can reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases by 17%, especially for stroke^[2]. Compared to those who consume less than 125 grams of soy products per day, individuals who consume more than 125 grams of soy products per day have a 27% reduced risk of developing hypertension.

3、 Healthy until old age,Long life

There is a saying"Eat meat for short life, eat beans for long life< H489>”，2024 A study conducted by Harvard University in 2015 provided scientific evidence that legumes have the highest absorption and utilization rate of plant protein. People who consume more plant protein in middle age are more likely to be healthy and old in their later years.46%, increasing10grams of plant protein per day increases the likelihood of being healthy and old< H521>35%^[4]。.

Let's take a look at what the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2022)" says^[5]: it is recommended that each person eat 105~175 grams of soybeans per week, which amounts to 15~25 grams per day.

Converted to the daily foods we eat, such as tofu, dried tofu, thousand sheets, tofu skin, bean curd jelly served with sauce, soybean milk, etc. :

50grams of soybeans≈northern tofu145grams

50grams of soybeans≈southern tofu280g

50g soybeans≈Tofu with Inner Filler350

50g soybeans≈Dried Tofu110g

50g soybeans≈Tofu Shreds80g

50g soybeans≈Vegetarian Chicken105g

50g soybeans≈Soy Milk730g

*Adding another ingredient to soy milk doubles its nutrition:

✔ Soy Milk+Oats → double dietary fiber

✔ Soy Milk+Black Sesame Powder → better calcium supplement than milk

*Advanced ways to eat tofu:

✔ Steaming tofu with eggs, higher protein absorption rate

✔ Freezing tofu before eating, absorbs flavors and locks in nutrients better

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