Soy products

Soy products in some cases need to replace meat, milk and cheeses: for example, if there is to this testimony or with adherence to vegetarianism. Having learned what their useful properties are, many boldly include them in their diet.

Soy products: benefit or harm ^

Soy is an annual plant growing to a height of up to two meters. There are several of its types: Korean, Indian, Manchu and Chinese.

After processing, products are obtained from it, perfectly replacing the usual meat, cottage cheese, cheeses and other food, which in some cases can not be used for certain indications.

Just a few years ago it was believed that soy products only do harm and are not of any use, but after a series of studies, scientists have proved that this statement is fundamentally wrong.

Soy products: benefit and harm

The main feature of soy and soy products is that they contain a high concentration of protein and lecithin, which act as follows:

• Regenerate nerve tissue and brain cells;
• Improve concentration of attention, thinking;
• Increases motor activity and sexual function;
• Prevent brain disease;
• Stimulate the metabolism of lipids;
• Normalize the blood cholesterol;
• Prevents the development of diabetes mellitus, liver and gallbladder disease.

In general, soy products contain 40% protein, 20% fat, 20% - carbohydrates, 10% -water, 5% - a pile of fiber, and they have microelements and vitamins.

Than soy products are harmful:

• They can negatively affect the functioning of the thyroid gland and increase the risk of endocrine diseases;
• Because of the high content of hormone-like compounds, they can not be consumed during pregnancy;
• Phytoestrogens present in soybeans suppress the growth of brain cells, but there is a downside: that's why they are recommended to eat after 30 years to slow aging.

Very often, this food is used for weight loss, because the calorie content of soy products varies from 90 to 150 Kcal, but this indicator affects the way of cooking: boiled soy meat contains much less calories than fried.

Indications for the use of dishes from soy products:

• Gout;
• Chronic constipation or cholecystitis;
• Arthritis and arthrosis;
• Allergy to animal protein;
• Ischemia;
• Atherosclerosis;
• Hypertension;
• Myocardial infarction.

It is not recommended to use soya in case of abnormalities in the endocrine system and problems with cerebral circulation.

Soy products: list, useful properties ^

Soy dairy products

These products include the following:

• Yogurt: contains a minimum of vegetable fats, but the composition of vitamins and trace elements is no different fromusual. Great for vegans;
• Tofu soy product: does not contain cholesterol, absorbs well, prevents the formation of cancer cells, quickly restores bone and muscle tissue, strengthens them;
• Kefir, mayonnaise, milk, curdled milk, fermented baked milk, acidophilus - all this can be made from soy, and the taste and useful properties will not practically differ from the usual drinks.

Soy food:

list In addition to the above, other products can be obtained from soybeans:

• Flour: made from meal or dried soybean seeds. It practically lacks starch, but other useful substances predominate in it to a greater extent than in other types of flour;
• Meat: it is made from soy flour( fat-free) by extrusion cooking. Contains few calories and cholesterol, so it can be used to lose weight;
• Soybeans.

Soy products for weight loss: caloric content

People who decide to include in their diet prepared foods from soybeans should know the calorie content per 100 grams in them in detail:

• Tofu: 73 kcal, 8 g protein;
• Soybean oil: 899 Kcal;
• Soy flour: 385 Kcal;Soy milk: 54 Kcal;Soy meat: 296 kcal.

In most cases, replacing conventional soy products simply does not make sense: simple meat contains 187 Kcal, flour - 342 Kcal, milk - 52 Kcal.

Soy products for gout

Very often doctors recommend eating soy based foods, because they release uric acid, which causes problems with bones and joints. To do this, it is sufficient to include a moderate amount of such foods in your diet, and the symptoms of the disease will recede.

Can I use soy products in post

The main essence of all posts is emotional and moral cleansing, but nutrition is not the least important: it is necessary to refuse milk and meat. However, this does not apply to soy products: they are of vegetable origin, so they can freely replace food that is prohibited.

What concerns soy products: the opinion of doctors about the benefits of soy ^

As the overwhelming majority of doctors believe, soy products are harmless, if there are no contraindications to them and people do not abuse them. If these two conditions are not met, then as a result you can "earn" health problems.

For losing weight, soy products are also very important: in comparison with the usual ones, some of them contain more nutrients, so during the diet there will not be a breakdown.

In addition, due to the presence of a high percentage of protein athletes can no doubt use them for drying, to quickly drive away excess fat and build muscle mass.