Bean products have a good effect on women's bones and metabolism.
Osteoporosis, decreased exercise and weight gain are serious health problems of postmenopausal women. Researchers at the University of Missouri in the United States have now found through a new animal study that soy protein in food can slow down the negative effects of menopause on bones and metabolism. In addition, the researchers believe that soy protein may also have a good effect on bone strength for premenopausal women.
Pamela Hinton, a professor of nutrition and exercise physiology, said: "The results show that all women can improve their bone strength by adding soy foods such as tofu and soy milk to their diet. We believe that a diet based on soy can improve the metabolic function of postmenopausal women. 」
Experiments show that, regardless of ovarian hormones, soybean diet has a good effect on bones and metabolism.
Hinton and Victoria Vieira-Potter, co-authors and associate professors of nutrition and exercise physiology, studied the effects of soybean and corn on selective reproduction of low-health rats. Once again, mice were divided into ovaries and ovaries to simulate the effects of menopause. Previous studies have found that these rats are good models for menopausal women. Scientists compared the effects of soybean diet on bone strength and metabolic function, and the non-soybean diet based on corn was used as the control group.
Vieira-Porter said: "Understanding the sources of dietary protein, such as how soybeans affect the metabolism and bone health of these mice, can help us better understand how these diets affect the health of women throughout their life cycle. 」
The researchers found that the tibia of rats fed with soy was stronger than that fed with corn-based diet, regardless of the ovarian hormone status. In addition, they found that the soybean-based diet also improved the metabolic function of rats with and without ovaries.
Proper intake of soy foods can improve bone strength.
"Most importantly, this study shows that women can improve their bone strength by adding some soy food to their diet," Hinton said. Our findings show that women don't even need to eat as much soybeans as the typical Asian diet. Adding some tofu or other soybeans may help strengthen their bones. 」
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science daily/releases/20 18/08/ 180807 17 105 1。
Subject: metabolism, nutrition, food health care, bones.