The Renaissance Soulja Digest August 2014 | Page 3

THE ADVANTAGES OF SOYA Aside from being cheap, its benefits of are numerous. Soya has anti-cancer (isoflavones) and antiinflammatory (lunasin) properties. It also has components which can help prevent diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis. Moreover, it has large amounts of essential fatty acids and high quality protein – perfect for those who want to ditch meat in their diet. Soya’s versatility produces different kinds of food products such as milk (liquid and powder); coffee (by roasting); Soyannaise (a nonfat mayonnaise); burger patty (from the sapal); ice cream; and a lot more. Photo By: Bhaskaranaidu (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons