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             Nowadays people want to eat healthy, we are all trying to find the right foods to keep us healthy and trying different diets to keep our bodies in shape. A lot of people have taken the path of being a vegetarian or vegan. Vegans are people who don't eat any animal products at all, not even dairy products they rely only on plant based foods and vegetarians eat no animal flesh such as meat, poultry or fish of any kind, but they do eat dairy products such as milk and cheese. Both vegans and vegetarians need to get their protein form somewhere. One of the best protein sources are soy products and I my self am a vegetarian and get my protein from soy products. Soy is not a new product in the food industries and has become more involved with the whole "healthy food" phenomenon. Soybeans contain all three of the macro-nutrients required for good nutrition, these include: protein, carbohydrate and fat, as well as vitamins and minerals like calcium, folic acid and iron. Macro-nutrients serve as the major sources of energy for the body; they also provide materials for tissue growth and repair. Soybeans are the only vegetable that contains a complete source of protein.
             High contents of isoflavones in soy, is what makes soy a healthy source of protein. Isoflavones account for approximately three-fourths of soy's benefits while its protein is responsible for about one-fourth and are contained in soybeans, chick peas and other legumes. Isoflavones are a type of phytoestrogen that is very similar to the human estrogen and are part of the phytochemical class. Phytochemicals are found only in plants. Isoflavones are contained. They have antioxidant properties which allow the protection of the cardiovascular system from oxidation of LDL cholesterol or what is known as bad cholesterol. Isoflavones also help prevent the buildup of arterial plaque, which reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke.


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1. Dumplings and Wontons: Siblings or Cousins?

... . Because there are so many different kinds of one seasoning in China, when the recipe says you should add one teaspoon of soy sauce, you can use light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, mushroom flavored soy sauce, shrimp flavored soy sauce or thick soy sauce. One sauce will not make a big difference but a typical Chinese dish normally needs at least three seasonings and now one can ... buy wrappers at supermarkets but make fillings by themselves at home. From the attached recipes of dumplings and wontons, we can find lots of similarities - both of them need pork, soy sauce, dry sherry or shao ...

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2. Managemant

... .'- Callahan, P. & Kilman, S. (2001, April 5). Seeds of doubt: Some ingredients are genetically modified, despite labels' claim - lab test finds altered DNA in Soy O's, Veggie Bacon, Belying Marketing Pitch - no proven dangers to health. The Wall Street Journal, p. A1. Retrieved August 16, 2003, from http://gateway.proquest.com ... that their crops are GM free. "Even the most scrupulous farmers can fail to keep bioengineered crops separate from conventional ones, as Iowa Soy, a processor based in Vinton, Iowa, can attest. The company, which was founded three years ago by investors and fa...

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3. CORONARY HEART DISEASE

... or fresh foods Whole milk 1% or fat-free milk Bacon, sausage and organ meats (like liver) and dried beans Fish, skinless poultry, lean cuts of meat (with fat trimmed away), soy products Egg yolks Egg whites, egg substitutes Cheesecake, pastries, doughnuts, ice cream Angel food cake, fig bars, animal crackers, graham crackers, air-popped popcorn, low-fat frozen desserts (yogurt, sherbet ... or 1% milk, not whole milk or 2% milk. Look for low-fat yogurt and cheese, too. Try soy products. Soy has come a long way in the last few years. Today, you can find soy products in many grocery and he...

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4. The Benefits of Whey Protein

... program for 6-10 weeks. The FDA established the next "article". Said to be safely consumable by those that don't have an allergy to soy or milk. No illnesses have been reported to date in response of consuming whey protein, according to the FDA. Few cases of mislabeled products (Didn't ... include the fact that milk and soy were ingredients). Mayo clinic is another accurate source that shows evidence on the success or failure of certain products. It states that they have tested whey ... of insulin, and lowered plasma cholesterol. Although the results couldn't be explained, they didn't ...

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5. GMOs - Too Much of a Good Thing

... corn, then think about what could happen to humans. Some genetically modified crops get tested by humans, after some humans ate genetically modified soy and corn, they later got a toxic and allergy reaction, some dna bacteria from the gm soy and corn got transferred to the humans body making them get sick (Food & Water Watch 3). Humans got sick from bacteria, meaning the ... corn had got liver and blood problems, then how deep is the dna going into the body. If humans eat those same corn and soy will they get the same problems. Genetically modified food [gm food] create health problems ...

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6. Providing GMO Foods in Public Schools

... children need nutrients. As adolescents age, they are more at risk with brain development from the types of food they eat. Most foods in the school systems consist of corn, soy, and bread. These are some of the major genetically modified foods. Almost all of the food children consume at schools has been altered from its original form. New York City ... 's Green Schools proved the breakdown of certain foods 91% of soy, 85% of corn, and 90% of sugar beets are modified. All meats used at schools are fed from animals with modified corn. When GMO foods were made known in 1996 ... or require ...

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7. Understanding Hypothyroidism and How it Effects Me

... that can contribute to the development of thyroid problems: • Exposure to radiation, such as occurred after the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident • Over consumption of isoflavone-intensive soy products, such as soy protein, soy capsules, soy powders • Some drugs, such as lithium and the heart drug cordarone, can cause hypothyroidism. • An over consumption or shortage of iodine in the diet can ... ...

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8. Hormones or Not

... possibility of long term effects. There are alternatives to synthetic hormone replace such as soy. Less dramatic symptoms in menopausal women have been noted in countries where soy is a major part of the diet. However, a sudden increase in soy consumption in females whose diets did not normally contain a lot of soy products does not seem to offer relief. Although some menopausal women say that ... ...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

9. Lessons in Music Beck

... , the refrain supports the idea that one should not be a loser and change oneself. Either one must change or be killed. (yo cut it) Soy un perdedor I'm a loser baby so why don't you kill me? (double-barrel buckshot) Soy un perdedor I"m a loser baby, so why don't you kill me? The refrain starts abruptly with "yo cut it". This could mean that one ... should stop being a loser and change. The next line starts of in Spanish, soy un perdedor, means I am a loser in Spanish. The artist could have put lyrics in other language for artist purposes. This also brings up another argument being a lose...

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