A new study that claims soy protein can help keep the heart healthy has received support from U.S. and Japanese health officials.A new study that claims soy protein Soy protein is generally regarded as the storage protein held in discrete particles called protein bodies which are estimated to contain at least 60–70% of the total soybean protein. can help keep the heart healthy has received support from U.S. and Japanese health officials. Research from two U.S. universities and Japan's National Institute of Health and Nutrition confirmed findings on the health benefits of soy from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. ). According to the FDA study, soy protein was shown to lower LDL LDL - ["LDL: A Logic-Based Data-Language", S. Tsur et al, Proc VLDB 1986, Kyoto Japan, Aug 1986, pp.33-41]. (bad) cholesterol in the blood by up to 14%. A study from Harvard University's Dr. Walter Willett, which appeared in the March edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Clinical nutrition The use of diet and nutritional supplements as a way to enhance health prevent disease. Mentioned in: Naturopathic Medicine , backed the FDA's findings. Findings from the Japanese researchers, as well as a second study from Dr. Alice Lichtenstein of Tufts University, appear in the April edition of the same journal and also support the FDA's claims. |
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