"University of Hong Kong study shows that soybean products are healthy for the heart | AboutHK.Com - more information about HK"

Hearts everywhere, some good news recently over the potential cardiovascular health benefits of soy have been. The United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff will remain at the top hold soybean-top-of-Mind, healthy product with consumers not only by promoting soyfoods, but also by continually working to solve the concerns of Trans Fats in edible oils. According to a study by researchers at the University of Hong Kong and the European Heart Journal, of course, compounds in soy known as isoflavones, increase heart and artery health. The study was conducted in patients with a history of stroke and high cholesterol. The results were presented by the artery diameter and cholesterol. This is not only good news for soybean and general health, it is particularly advantageous for the Americans, whose leading causes of death are heart disease (number one) and stroke (number three) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "The soybean checkoff is always looking for new uses for soybeans," says Jim Stillman, a soybean farmer and United Soybean Board (USB) by director Emmetsburg, Iowa. "Anytime Research about the benefits of soybeans comes, it is fantastic news for soybean farmers." This is not the first time, soy has been credited with the support of heart health. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) soy and heart health claim, 25 grams of soy protein per day may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Soyfoods with the heart-health claim on the packaging containing 6.25 g of soy protein per serving. A service of soy may be snacking on a half-cup of edamame, pouring a cup of soy milk on cereal or a cup of soy nuts on a salad. Mark Messina, director of the Institute soy diet, suggests that consumers try to soyfoods and they add them to their regular diet. To ensure that soy oil is healthy and the checkoff has invested in research for development of low-linolenic soybeans, the oil for a solution to the trans fat. This progress saved a portion of the edible oil market for soybean farmers and the entire soybean industry. The soybean checkoff has in solving the trans-fat problem by investigating the trans-fat effects on human health, the development of initiatives such as QUALISOY to the entire value chain together, and by mapping the soybean genome, the researchers tools to develop healthier soybeans. For more information please call 888-235-4332. Comments Please login to post comments or replies.