These hormones are responsible in part for increase in fibrocystic changes in breasts as well as breast and uterine cancer. In order to make an impact on your health you should have at least 47 to 60 milligrams of isoflavones a day. Reduce cholesterol in your diet. There is a strong correlation between high cholesterol and heart disease. Cholesterol only occurs in animal products.
Soy therefore contains no cholesterol.
Soy does however contain fat so it is important to purchase lower fat soy products to reduce the overall fat intake in your diet. More information about cholesterol Eat lower on the food chain. Grains are grown with chemicals, animals are fed grain and frequently fed hormones. You eat the animal flesh and along with it comes all the chemicals from the grains and the hormones from the animal. Thus, eating lower on the food chain reduces the chemicals and hormones in your diet.