The Soy Vitamins And Their Health Benefits

By Jana Serrano


The internet today is dominated by information about supplements as well as nutrition products. This is mainly due to the fact that the population is waking up to the reality that the lifestyle diseases have reached an alarming rate. The obesity is a major issue today, and it affects people from all corners of our globe. It is associated with diabetes, heart failure and several other lifestyle diseases. In order to reverse the situation, soy products are emerging as some of most sought after remedies. However, most has been said about the proteins from soybeans, and very little about the soy vitamins and how they are important for the proper body functions.

The vitamin B12 ranks as one of the essential vitamins. It is required for the purpose of cell division as well as to promote a healthy nervous system. In fact, it is a member of the vitamin B-complex group. It is most commonly found in most animal products like milk, eggs, cheese, meat and their products.

This vitamin does not naturally occur in plant products naturally, can be found in most fortified plant foods and other vitamin B12 supplements. With its role in the DNA synthesis, cell division and nervous system, the deficiency can cause neurological damage and even a given type of anemia (improper blood cell formation).

For those who do not eat meat or any other animal products, whether a vegetarian or vegan, the best source of vitamin B12 you can get is from the soy products. Just a single serving provide as much as half of the daily requirement of vitamin B12.

In case the raw carrot has been recommended for you as the remedy for the proper eye functioning, then you must know just how important vitamin A is to the eyesight. In addition to this, the vitamin A plays major roles in proper immune system and proper reproductive system as well as many other body processes.

Vitamin B2 also known as Riboflavin is the other important vitamin you are guaranteed from the soybean products. This is a vitamin that has a big role to play on how the protein is used in the body. In addition to this, it determines the growth of body tissues like the eyes, skin and other tissues and the repair of the same tissues. Although it is available from a wide variety of diet including the fortified breakfast cereals, spinach, avocado, broccoli, yeast extract, meat, and almonds, soybeans remain the best source of this vitamin.

Other than the said vitamins, there are several other micro-nutrients and macro-nutrients that are available from these products. Phosphorous, for instance, is necessary to convert energy from proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, and is also required to enable the use of the B-complex vitamins. Potassium on the other hands is needed to regulate acidity balance in the body, muscle contraction and in chemical reactions in the body.

In addition to the three vitamins, there are several other vitamins that are found in lesser quantities. However, the mineral like phosphorous that are necessary to help in using the B-complex, bone formation and conversion of carbohydrates, proteins and fats into energy also available in plenty in the soybean products. The same goes for potassium that plays a role in the regulation of body acidity.




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