Is it good for men to drink soy milk every day? Several reasons prove the fact

Soy milk is one of the most popular health foods nowadays, and the hot sales of soy milk machines also prove this point. Drinking soy milk regularly helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and helps the middle-aged and elderly people prolong their lives. However, another rumor says that drinking soy milk regularly is not good for the health of male citizens. It is even said that drinking soy milk will cause premature aging, memory loss, and even sexual dysfunction in men.

"Men can't drink soy milk" is a misunderstanding

It is said that soy milk contains "soy isoflavones", which is a type of estrogen. If men drink it, they will develop feminine characteristics such as breast development, lack of beard growth, and become effeminate, so it is not advisable for men to drink it.

In fact, the saying that men cannot drink soy milk is ridiculous and pure misunderstanding.

First of all, "soy isoflavones" are substances similar to hormones. They are similar to estrogen in structure and properties, and have the ability to bind to estrogen receptors in the human body, so they have always been called "phytoestrogens." This "phytoestrogen" is different from drug estrogen. Drug estrogen has a one-way effect on the human body, directly increasing the hormone content. The "phytoestrogens" in soy products have a two-way effect on the human body. When the human body lacks estrogen, it can be supplemented; when the human body is not lacking estrogen, phytoestrogens have positive physiological effects such as anti-oxidation.

Since the biological activity of "phytoestrogens" is only one thousandth of that of drug estrogen, for young women, a cup of soy milk a day is not enough to cause a significant change in estrogen levels. For men, the phytoestrogens in soy milk cannot reverse the hormone balance, let alone affect male sexual characteristics or the normal development of boys. Soy milk is rich in plant protein, calcium, vitamins and other nutrients that can regulate the function of the female endocrine system. It is also one of the best foods for men to prevent osteoporosis.

Eating soy in moderation is beneficial to men. This is because women have an estrogen receptor in their bodies, and soy isoflavones can only exert an effect similar to estrogen after binding to this receptor. Men do not have this receptor in their bodies, so the isoflavones in soy milk have no effect on men.

Menopausal women who are deficient in estrogen can supplement estrogen by eating more than 50 grams of dry beans or an equal amount of soy products every day, which can partially compensate for the problems caused by the decrease in estrogen levels, such as decreased skin elasticity, accelerated bone calcium loss, accelerated heart rate, facial flushing, and irritability.

Taboos of drinking soy milk:

1. Avoid drinking excessive soy milk.

Do not drink too much at one time, otherwise it is very easy to cause overeating protein indigestion, abdominal distension, diarrhea and other uncomfortable symptoms.

2. Do not drink on an empty stomach.

If you drink soy milk on an empty stomach, most of the protein in the soy milk will be converted into heat and consumed in the human body, and it cannot fully play a tonic role. Drinking soy milk and eating some starchy foods such as bread, cakes, and steamed bread at the same time can make the soy milk protein and other foods under the action of starch and gastric juice more fully enzymatically hydrolyze, so that the nutrients can be fully absorbed.

3. Avoid using thermos to store soy milk.

Under suitable temperature conditions, if soy milk is used as feed, the bacteria in the bottle will multiply rapidly, and the soy milk will become sour and deteriorate after 3 to 4 hours.