Can Soy Lower Your Cholesterol?

Can Soy Lower Your Cholesterol? By Jennifer Moll, PharmD Soy has gained popularity over the past several years as an alternative to using meat in the diet. Its nutritional properties make soy a good food to include in a cholesterol-lowering diet, and there have been studies looking into the effect of soy on your lipid levels. Can Including Soy in Your Diet Keep Your Lipids Healthy?  Soy is high in protein and low in saturated fat - making it the perfect food to include in your lipid-lowering diet. This article will show you how the evidence on soy's ability to lower cholesterol stacks up. READ NOW Types of Soy Products to Include in Your Diet  There are many different types of soy products available. This article will show you what they are and how to include them in your meals. READ NOW Including Soy and Other Supplements Lower Your Cholesterol?  Nutritional supplements - including those containing soy - have been touted for keeping your cholesterol healthy, but do they really work? This article will give you the scoop. READ NOW Low-Fat Meat Swaps  While we are on the subject of including more protein in your diet, there are other proteins low in saturated-fat that you can include in your heart-healthy diet besides soy. READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE NEXT Could You Have Lupus? Can a DAN Autism Doctor Help? What Does Your Diet Say About You? Quiz: Do You Worry Too Much Test Your Perfectionist Tendencies Are You as Fit as You Think You Are? How Well Do You Know the Stage of Psychosocial Development? Self Test: How Resilient Are You? AN ABOUT.COM BRAND You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Cholesterol newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2016 Verywell.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.