Soymilk is an important soyfood and offers many of the health benefits of soy foods. Research has shown potential health benefits of soy in preventing breast cancer, preventing and slowing prostate cancer, and fighting heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and kidney disease. Soyfoods, including soymilk, are also thought to alleviate symptoms of menopause and to promote eye health.
There are many benefits from including soy milk in your diet, but let us just focus on one. Cancer.
Studies show that the typical Asian diet results in lower rates of breast, prostate, and colon cancers, compared to the typical Western diet. The mortality rate from breast and prostate cancers in Japan, which has the highest soy consumption, is about one fourth that of the USA. This Asian diet is comprised mostly of plant foods (legumes, fruits, and vegetables) and is low in fat. The Western diet has lower amounts of plant foods, is lower in fiber, lower in complex carbohydrates, and is high in fat. A particular difference is that soy is a dietary staple in Asian diets, but is not common in the Western diet.
Studies show that soy foods, in particular, the isoflavones found in soy, reduce prostate cancer risks. Research has shown that soy food consumption is a factor in the rarity of death due to prostate cancer among Japanese men. Several studies show that soy isoflavones prevent the growth of prostate tumors, preventing them from progressing to the more advanced form of the disease.
Start by switching from cows milk to soy milk, it is readily available everywhere, and it does taste a little different, but on cererals and used in cooking you will not know the difference, but your body will. Lynn xx www.nicholsons.tk
