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Soybeans: the result of genetic engineering or a useful dietary product?

Initially being poor people's food in densely populated Asian countries, soybeans over the past few decades have become a fashionable dietary product. This plant has replaced meat for many (vegetarians, those who try to eat healthy food or can not afford animal food because of its cost), it produces a lot of different dishes, used as a protein supplement and a source of vegetable protein.

Soy is almost half of the protein, it is also rich in fat, fiber, it found isoflavones like female hormones, so that beans are able to prevent certain forms of cancer. Products from this plant raw material deduce cholesterol from the body and have a mass of other useful properties. Thanks to this, soya beans and their derivatives recommend people with hypertension, diseases of the intestinal tract, allergic people. A diet based on vegetable protein is indicated in many other diseases.

On the other hand, it was soybean one of the first that was susceptible to gene modification. Being a strategic world product, with the aim of increasing crop yield and resistance to herbicides, it obtained a transgenic variety that was released to the world market in the 70s of the last century. Despite the fact that this culture is grown mainly in America (the USA and Argentina), it can also be found on the European market.

Ordinary soybeans are not always and not all are useful. This is due to its composition, as well as the ability to absorb all harmful substances from the atmosphere and soil. These beans are often grown in places with poor environmental conditions, as a result of which lead and mercury appear in their composition, as well as other harmful components.

Products from soybeans (even if they are environmentally friendly and without GMO) are categorically contraindicated for people with hormonal abnormalities, with urolithiasis, and also for children. Studies have shown that the constant use of this plant in food can lead to a decrease in body weight, premature aging, the development of Alzheimer's disease. Other studies have shown that soybeans can slow aging in women older than 40 years. It turns out that they can be both useful and harmful. It is very important to buy a product of high quality, not transgenic, and use it in moderation.

Buy soy products now is not difficult. They are sold in health food stores, through the Internet and even in the departments of dietary supplements in supermarkets. Some housewives acquire soybean exclusively in the form of beans, making milk, cottage cheese and cheese on their own. Others buy finished products. Recipes how to turn soy beans into milk, and then - into cheese or cottage cheese, a lot, all of them are simple and understandable. But the sauce and meat to make at home, most likely, will not work.

A special place for soy is in Japanese food culture. Without it or its derivatives, this kitchen is simply unthinkable. And while the Japanese are famous for their strong health, it is in this country most of all long-livers. So, perhaps, the benefits in this product are much greater than the harm. And new "pros" and "against" its use, no doubt, will appear. After all, interest in soybeans only increases, which means that research continues.

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