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I got this from a website and what I want exactly is a break down of all the listed benefits in layman terms, because what I want to do is to explain to a group of mothers these benefits and I cant do that with all those nutritional and medical jargons in there. So any doctors or experts around to break this down for me?


Benefits of Soy Milk
As the taste of commercial soy milk improves more and more people are drinking it as enjoyment. But many people drink soy milk for the added health benefits. So what are the benefits of drinking soy milk as compared to cow’s milk?

Benefit 1: Soy milk contains only vegetables proteins
Vegetable proteins have the advantage that they cause less loss of calcium through the kidneys. It is known that a diet rich in animal (and dairy protein) creates a higher risk for osteoporosis.

Benefit 2: Soy milk contains no lactose
About 75 percent of the world population cannot tolerate lactose. Some ethnic groups are more affected than others. For example 75 percent of Africans and 90 percent of Asians have lactose intolerance. As an additional benefit, soy milk contains the prebiotic sugars stachyose and raffinose. These prebiotic sugars boost immunity and help decrease toxic substances in the body.

Benefit 3: Fewer people are allergic to soy milk
Only 0.5 percent of the children are allergic to soy milk, whereas 2.5 percent is allergic to cow’s milk.

Benefit 4: Soy milk reduces cholesterol
The saturated fats in cow’s milk are unhealthy and increase your cholesterol. The protein in cow’s milk has no benefits for the cholesterol. Soy protein can decrease cholesterol levels. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration of US) confirms that soy protein, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may significantly reduce the risk of coronary heart. The FDA recommends to incorporate 25 grams of soy protein in your daily meals.

Benefit 5: Soy milk contains no hormones
Cow’s milk contains natural hormones (from the cow) but also synthetic hormones, which can influence the good working of our own body. The synthetic hormone rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone) increase milk production by as much as 20 percent.

Benefit 6: Soy milk does not cause insulin dependent diabetes
Although no general consensus exists among scientists, some studies have shown an association between drinking cow's milk in early life and the development of insulin dependent diabetes. This association does not exist with soy milk.

Benefit 7: Soy milk is rich in isoflavones
The presence of isoflavones is the most important and unique benefit of soy milk. Each cup of soy milk contains about 20 mg isoflavones (mainly genistein and daidzein). Cow’s milk does not contain isoflavones. Isoflavones have many health benefits including reduction of cholesterol, easing of menopause symptoms, prevention of osteoporosis and reduction of risk for certain cancers (prostate cancer and breast cancer). Incidents of these cancers are very low in countries with high intake of soy products, including soy milk. Isoflavones are also antioxidants which protect our cells and DNA against oxidation.

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who knows maybe thats why i met the girl in the first place. i believe in predestination

God! I'm heartbroken. . . but there'll be life after him

any skaters here? or anyone who knows anybody who skates? i'm thinking of getting a skateboard i wouldnt mind some lessons from dudes already practising

How exactly does the input system of the Billboard Charts in the US and everywhere else works and why can\t we have a billboard rating for music played on Nigerian stations?

anyone seen the 'copy' version on MBI, its called Show Me D MONI. it has JEDI the comedian as host, and I dont like the show!

i have an idea and this is for all scriptwriters and story developers right here. I have a couple of stories i am willing to 'let go' because i dont mind whoever 'steals' them in the end, so to say. But what i want us to do is an experiment of some sort and here is how its going to work. we all would develop the story, plot it and put all the loose ends together, different people would assume the characters in the story and we would write a screenplay, right here, all we need to do is i set up a thread for it and everybody joins in. how about that? i'll open the thread as soon as people begin to show interest.

thats not even his voice, the guy uses a vocoder. thats not his real voice. and why does all his song sound alike, well maybe not all but most of them

it kicked off on the first of september, dont know if you could still get registered though, go to www.nokia.com/defendyourstreet

. . . so soon?

Razorr, Salsera, where are you guys and all the other salsa dancers here on Nairaland. heard of the CloseUp Fresh Challenge? its a Salsa competition www.closeupfreshchallenge.com for more info

Blaine is mad! Criss Angel is even madder.

Oma sé oh. I feel for his mother.

We've come from behind to beat Colombia 2 - 1

Its a useless 'venture'. Its like trying to pinch a dead person, he can't feel it. This is even worse, because you simply won't find the words to describe in the first place.

Wordsmith, in ahead list them, how many female singers do we have sef?

Wordsmith, in ahead list them, how many female singers do we have sef?

I don't do that. Lol I just don't understand why most women would in over the top when being referred to as the weaker sex. It takes nothing away from them.

You know thats so true. I've noticed the same thing too and I've always wondered why it is that way. Maybe years of being together has knit spirit, soul and even body together

Go ahead tag a couple. They dont have to match in the real sense, you could just be mischievous about it. Lets cause a little storm here. But see it as a game of some sort my first tag-
sillyboy and gamine

I've met quite a few. Would definately meet more. Met lawyerchap, chukky76, mimiko, icon, salsera, kaydee, gai, and two others i cant remember their id's. Was a long time ago and we never kept in touch after that. I don't even see them here again. See who's gon be the next Nairalander I'll meet? Hmmm, Maybe you

Nairaland itself is a talk show already - we just do it with the keyboards instead - with Seun as moderator. If you have money for airtime on TV no problem, not a bad idea

Boring? GbadeX i don't see it that way. It's prolly the best break up ballad i have heard from a nigerian female artiste.

I would shoot without pulling a trigger/spill brains on the sidewalk without lifting a finger
tilt ma head back and i'm cocked/cold stare and you seared, damn you f**ked

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It isn't healthy but wouldn't mind getting into it strictly for office politics nothing else

cant they kill the monkeys for food. abi?