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• The soybean is originally from the far East.
• There are about 1000 different types of soy beans.
• One hectare soybeans delivers such a 544 litres of diesel on.
• Soybeans have the highest isoflavonengehalte of all products can be found in nature.
• Soybeans contain 30-50% protein, 13-25% fat and 14-25% carbohydrates.
• Tofu contains 0.2-0.5 mg isofavonen per gram.
• The 3 main isoflavones in soybean are genistein daidzein, and glycitein. These 3 forms are the active forms in the human body.
  Genistein is the most active of the three.
• Scientific studies show that the minimum amount of isoflavones needed to achieve possitieve effects in the body to around 30 to 50 mg per day.
• Isoflavones have a similar structure as that of the female sex hormone estrogen.
• The effect of isoflavones is much less powerful than those of the body's own hormone estrogen (the effectiveness is 1000 times lower).
• Protein from soy belong to the allergens. This means that eating soy products can cause an allergic reaction.
• The manufacturer is required by allergens on food packaging and food supplements to put.
• Some symptoms of soy allergy are: acne, asthma, diarrhea, eczema, itching, fever and vomiting.
• The EFSA has no health claims of soy and isoflavones approved.
  It is punishable by law to not approved claims of EFSA on food packaging and food supplements to put.

Scientific studies on soy isoflavones and/or:

• Soy lowers lung cancer among non-smoking women
• Phytoestrogens supplements decrease hot flashes
• Soy-isoflavonensupplementen reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes
• 13 grams of soy protein increases chances of survival under borskankerpatiënten
• Eating flavonoids lowers blood pressure and LDL-cholesterol levels
• Soy products (tofu and miso) lowering breast cancer in women
• Soy supplements reduce weight in people who are overweight
• 100 mg soy-isoflavonensupplementen per day reduces body weight in non-Asian postmenopausal women
• Soy protein lowers cholesterol