It's Soy Disappointing

If you depend on SOY to boost your health, you may be disappointed.

An analysis of 22 studies on soy protein and its main ingredient, ISOFLAVONES, found little to rave about, according to THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA).

It concluded that a huge amount (50 grams of soy protein daily, replacing dairy and animal protein) is needed to lower bad LDL cholesterol a mere 3%.

Soy protein did not improve HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, lipoprotein(a) or blood pressure. Nor did soy's isoflavones reduce LDL cholesterol or hot flashes, and whether soy slows bone loss in older women is uncertain.

Still,the AHA rated soy foods, such as TOFU, better for your heart than burgers, cheese and other foods high in saturated fat.