Heart Health with Soy

Some early studies found that soy lowers blood fats and cholesterol. Although more recent studies are contradictory, the American heart Association advises that having about 50 grams a day of soy protein lowers cholesterol by about 3 percents.

A study of postmenopausal women with elevated cholesterol found that soy had the greatest effect in equol producers, a 7.2 percent reduction in total cholesterol compared to 3 percent in non-equol producers.

Soy may also help in stroke; a Hongkong study reports that 80mg of isoflavones daily improves blood flow arteries of stroke patients