These fats are found in vegetable oils such as olive oil, peanut oil and canola oil. Too much of any fat will increase dietary fat intake, and excess body fat may increase cholesterol levels and the potential to increase body fat. It may be difficult to get enough vitamin E alone from foods, since many are high in fat. Therefore, vitamin E supplementation may be beneficial. Soy protein and its isoflavones provide many health benefits.
Soy protein lowers cholesterol levels and prevents against heart disease.
30-40 mg of soy protein a day was shown to significantly reduce levels of harmful LDL cholesterol while leaving beneficial HDL cholesterol levels unchanged. Other sources of soy protein include soy beverages, soy flour, tofu, soynuts, soy milk, tempeh, and isolated soy protein products. Deficiencies of certain B vitamins, folate in particular, are strongly associated with elevation of homocysteine. Folate-containing foods include strawberries, citrus fruits, lentils, soybeans, green leafy vegetables such as turnip greens, spinach, and butterhead lettuce. Other folate rich sources include enriched grain products, kidney beans, navy beans, pinto beans, black beans, black-eyed peas, split peas, green peas, lima beans, organ meats, meat, seafood, brewer's yeast, asparagus, and broccoli.