Fortunately - Loss, Drink Soy Milk

Many people are switching to soy milk because of allergy to lactose, which is the primary carbohydrate in cow's milk. But soy milk is not all beneficial to the body. What are the plus and minus drinking soy milk for health?

Soy milk is a substitute for people who are allergic to cow's milk. Technically, soy milk is not milk as in cow's milk, but juice drink made from soybeans. Soy milk is also popular among vegetarians, because the basic ingredients derived from plants.

Soy milk's health benefits, but also can increase certain risk. Launched LIVESTRONG, following a plus minus of soy milk drinking habit:

Benefits of drinking soy milk

1. Substitute milk of healthy cows 
Soy milk is a healthy alternative as a substitute for cow's milk and goat's milk. Soy milk is a good source of protein, containing all essential amino acids, plus it has the essential fatty acids, choline, vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients.

Soy milk also contains 42 times the amount of manganese as well as cow's milk. Manganese is necessary for bone formation. People with anemia require manganese for iron storage.

Soy milk contains four times more the amount of thiamin (vitamin B1) and almost twice the amount of niacin (vitamin B3) as compared with cow's milk. Soy milk also contains more magnesium, copper and manganese from cow's milk.

2. Lowering bad cholesterol 
Soy milk is fat free. Soy milk has 2 percent less fat than cow's milk, but do not contain bad cholesterol.

Because soy milk made from peanuts, milk contains about 9 times less saturated fat than cow milk. In addition, soy milk has 10 times more fatty acids than cow's milk, which is a healthy fat.

Cholesterol-free soy milk. In addition, soy milk can reduce bad LDL cholesterol and reduce the risk of coronary heart disease. Soy milk also provides additional protection for the liver with phytochemicals, abundant in soy milk.

Dangers of drinking soy milk

1. Reduced male fertility
Soy milk contains isoflavones phytoestrogens, substances in soy that are similar to the hormone estrogen and can affect the balance of sex hormones in men and women and can reduce fertility in men.

According to research Jorge Chavarro, MD, Sc.D which has been published in Human Reproduction in 2008 revealed that the intake of foods high in soy, including soy milk, can reduce sperm concentration.

Besides isoflavones, soy also contains genistein and daidzein, which they also act like estrogens and are known as phytoestrogens (plant estrogen produced).

Excess estrogen in men can actually cause breast enlargement (gynecomastia), slowed growth of beard hair, lose hair in the hands and feet. Worst of all, excess estrogen can cause erection problems.

This effect will be felt more for men who are overweight and obese compared with lean men.

2. Side effects of genetically modified soybeans 
According to U.S. Department of Agriculture, about 93 percent of the total soybean crop planted in the United States comes from genetically engineered crops.

Soy milk is derived from soybeans genetically modified to increase the risk of disease or side effects, such as indigestion, heart problems, thyroid dysfunction, modify the structure of the uterus and ovaries, it can even affect reproductive health.

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