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Interesting facts
Soy

Heart beat
Eating soy will be beneficial to the health of our heart. Doctors recommend eating 25 grams of proteins derived from soy products every day. A diet based on soy proteins (with the exclusion of fats), lowers the risk of heart disease.
Glycine max-imally female
Soy (Glycine max) is recommended to women due to its phytoestrogen content. Eating products made of soy soothes symptoms of menopause without causing any side effects. Research conducted on women in the “soy consumer” culture circle showed a lower risk of breast cancer in the studied group. Particularly in women, soy impacts the lowering of cholesterol levels and increasing of bone mass.
- soy milk,
- soy sauce,
- tofu,
- miso,
- soy noodles,
- soy oil,
- soy flour.

A spy in a Japanese garden
Soy comes from Asia, where it has been cultivated since 3000 B.C. Soy seeds and their application have been discovered for Europe in the 17th century by a German scientist and traveller Engelbert Kaempfer while at a post in the Dutch East India Campaign. Politically incorrect sources claim, that this exceptional scientist acquired strictly guarded information about Japan and botanical specimens of special interest to him through bribery, buying information and special agreement with his young servant.













