THE BENEFITS OF SOY PROTEIN

Presented by Sena NollNTR 300Heckler

What is plant based protein?

The vegetarian/vegan alternative of the essential nutrient that is incorporated into our daily energy intake.

The most common form of this protein comes from legumes, such as soybeans.

Nutrition Information

Although soy products have more calories, they have less cholesterol and saturated fat, which if high, are a risk factor of Cardiovascular Disease.

Visualize this…

Calories Total Fat Sat. Fat Protein Carb Cholest (mg)050

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Soy (Green) vs Meat (Orange) Protein

Soy Animal Column1

Does this mean meat protein harmful?

There is research that suggests that there is a correlation between a high intake of animal protein and abdominal obesity.

Meat is not necessarily harmful, however it contains an insufficient amount of nutrients that are incorporated into the optimal diet.

A Closer Look…

As evidenced by the pie chart, the average American intakes less than half, or even a fifth the amount of plant based foods as processed or animal sourced foods.

This is important

Does the exchange of soy protein for meat protein decrease

abdominal obesity in postmenopausal women?

15 postmenopausal women with abdominal obesity, split into groups; one assigned to high soy protein diet, another assigned to a mixed protein diet.

Participants were to be assessed in a randomized-controlled trial on their blood plasma, total blood cholesterol, the health status of their arteries/heart, and well as their lipid content and insulin sensitivity.

After lab values were collected, results indicated that high soy protein diets are beneficial to lowering the risk of abdominal obesity.

Visual:

15 postmenopausal women

High soy protein diet

Only soy products

Decreased risk of

abdominal obesity

High mixed protein diet

Meat, soy, and wheat Increased

risk of abdominal

obesity

Which protein, milk or soy, provides the most benefit to the maintenance of total

blood cholesterol? 352 US adults with a total cholesterol of <240

mg/dL 40 grams of the given protein and wheat

carbohydrate were supplemented to the participants.

Results show that soy protein improves the blood lipid level in young adults without...

Hypercholesterolemia

Hypercholesterolemia is a condition where people do not have enough total blood cholesterol, usually less than 160 mg/dL in total cholesterol count.

As a result of these findings: There is an increase of

vegetarianism/veganism in the American culture.

Ultimately:

Say no to red meat!