★ Soy milk is rich in protein, unsaturated fatty acids and other nutrients.
★ Soy milk does not contain estrogen.
★ Soy milk and milk have their own advantages in terms of nutritional composition, and can be selected according to their own preferences and specific physical conditions.
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If you were given 5 seconds to introduce soy milk, what could you say?
Some people may say that it is plant protein, very nutritious, and very healthy; some people may say that it contains phytoestrogens, children will drink too much will have precocious puberty, women who drink too much may suffer from breast cancer... So, who is right? Let's learn about the real soy milk!
1. Soy milk is nutritious
Soy milk is no stranger to most Chinese families, and it is a regular visitor to the breakfast table when milk has not yet entered our daily lives. Especially in that era when material life was still relatively scarce, if you could drink a bowl of steaming soy milk before going to work, coupled with oil-soaking fritters, this day began really energetically.
Chinese people love to drink soy milk, not only because of its unique mellow bean flavor, but more importantly, the nutrition in it is indeed very rich. Soy milk not only contains high-quality protein, but also contains unsaturated fatty acids, phospholipids and vitamin E, suitable for all ages, and there is no such limitation as lactose intolerance that may occur when drinking milk.
2. Soy milk is very innocent
Since soy milk is so beautiful, why are there so many negative claims on the Internet? Here we want to help soy milk seriously dispel the rumors: for those who are detained to soy milk for false accusations, we must not believe it, they are all outright rumors.
First, let's talk about the question of estrogen in soy milk. First of all, it should be clear that soy milk itself does not contain any hormones, and estrogen is something that can only be found in animals. The so-called phytoestrogen is not equivalent to estrogen, but certain compounds in plants that can bind to steroidal estrogen receptors in mammals with low affinity, thereby exerting weak estrogen-like effects. Simply put, some ingredients in soy milk have an estrogen-like effect, but the strength is very, very weak.
Some people will say that even if it is weak, it has the same effect as estrogen, as long as the amount is large, it will definitely be harmful. That's true. However, the phytoestrogen components in soy milk are mainly soybean isoflavones, the content of each 100 grams of soybeans is 128 mg, and it is diluted with water when processed into soy milk, and the processing method will also reduce the content of soybean isoflavones in food. Therefore, in the end, the content of soy isoflavones per 100 ml of soy milk is already very low.
Moreover, people who say that phytoestrogen is not good still do not know enough about it. Taking soy isoflavones as an example, normal consumption does not cause precocious puberty in girls, nor does it cause breast cancer in adult women. After all Chinese drink soy milk for more than 1900 years, and this long time is enough to verify its safety. Not only that, but studies have found that soy isoflavones can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and breast cancer.
3. Who is better with soy milk milk?
Some people in life will abandon soy milk and choose milk, does this mean that milk is healthier? Not necessarily.
Both are sources of high-quality protein, the protein content is not much different, they have their own nutritional characteristics. For example, the calcium content in milk is much higher than that of soy milk, and the absorption rate is high. Soy milk contains a variety of health-supporting ingredients such as soy isoflavones, plant sterols and soy saponins.
Soy milk, like milk, is good for health. Don't be too entangled in the choice, or according to personal circumstances. For example, people with lactose intolerance can drink a little more soy milk. If you are troublesome with soy milk, you can choose milk that is more convenient to pack.
4. Soy milk, nutritious, no miracle effect
In addition, there are two hot questions about soy milk jun, which are also answered here today:
Can drinking soy milk beautify, enlarge breasts and slim down? The uniform answer is no. Although the phytoestrogens in soy milk have certain health effects, they are relatively weak after all. But for those who want to rely on it to beauty ideas is a bit unrealistic, I advise everyone not to have too many illusions.
Who can't drink soy milk? In general, it can be drunk. Diabetics can also drink it, as long as they don't add sugar. However, for people with abnormal kidney function, or people with hyperuricemia and gout, it is still necessary to listen to the advice of a doctor.
Source: Scientific Debunking Platform