Can eating soy can lower high-cholesterol?
In August 1995, James W. Anderson, M. D., of the University of Kentucky Medical School, published his meta-study on soy protein in the New England Journal of American Medicine, which documented that consuming soy protein significantly decreases cholesterol concentrations and can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by 18-28%. He showed that soy protein can help prevent hardening of the arteries and thereby heart attacks, stroke, and circulation problems. Because a vegetarian diet has been proven to play a role in preventing cardiovascular disease and some cancers, many doctors are recommending a shift away from meat consumption and toward grain- and vegetable-based diets. Is the vegetarian diet for babies and people with heart disease? Author and researcher Dean Ornish, M. D., has made great strides with his groundbreaking “Program for Reversing Heart Disease,” a lowfat vegetarian diet combined with yoga and meditation. The results have been so remarkable that the program is now s
