Nutritional herbs are considered a representative health. Various beans such as kidney beans, peas, fresh beans, silkworm soybeans, and chickpeas can be easily obtained and can be used in various dishes.
Beans have abundant nutrients. Protein, fiber, vitamin B, iron, folic acid, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, zinc. On the other hand, fat and calories are low. Half -cup beans contain about 115 calories, 1g fat, 20g of carbohydrate, 8g of protein, and 7 to 9g of fiber.
Soybeans also have a lower blood sugar index than other carbohydrate sources, helping to control blood sugar. If you want to reduce meat intake, it is a wise choice to use various types of beans. Experts say, “Bean foods can make high -protein substitute for almost all dishes.”
However, in the East, such as Korea, soybeans, which are used for a healthy diet, are not in the spotlight in the West, such as the United States. The beans found in the US marts are the canned bean beans (based on white kidney beans), the chickpeas and lentil beans influenced by India.
Because of this, there is a lot of misunderstandings about soybeans in the West. Based on the data of American health and medical media, Everyday Health, we learned the wrong faith that Americans have about beans.
Feminine men?= There is a word called ‘Soy Boy’. It is a rather disdainful word for a feminine man who looks weak. Some people say, “If you eat too much tofu, the vegetable estrogen of the beans can break the balance of male hormones, to grow male breasts, to lose muscles, or to experience erectile dysfunction.”
This is not true. In 2021, Reproductive Toxicology introduced 38 studies on beans and male hormones. The team concluded that more beans and isoflavones do not affect the total testosterone of men, free testosterone, estradiol or estron than in a typical Japanese diet.
Another review that introduced nine clinical studies showed that bean intake does not affect men’s testosterone levels or semen production.
The American Cancer Association has proved that soybeans are healthy and safe, and the American Heart Association also recommends that the beans can reduce cholesterol and lower the risk of heart disease. According to a study published in the 2020 Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, soybeans stabilized blood pressure.
Isn’t it a quality protein?= Some Americans are reluctant to say that beans are not ‘advanced’ protein, but in fact, beans contain all nine essential amino acids. Such amino acids are very important for creating proteins, recovering tissues, and absorbing and transporting nutrients.
It causes breast cancer?= It is a representative of misunderstandings about soybeans. Soybeans may contain compounds with similar characteristics to estrogen that can stimulate the growth of cells that make estrogen receptors, which can increase the risk of breast cancer.
However, experts say, “The epidemiological study, which tracks women for a long time and investigates the amount of soybeans they eat, does not increase the risk of breast cancer.”
In the 2020 study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology, more than 300,000 women tracked, and the risk of breast cancer decreased by 3% whenever participants consumed 10g of beans a day.
Do you cause dementia?= Dementia is a complicated disease. Some studies have found that beans can increase the risk of cognitive reduction, while in 2020, eating more beans can prevent actual dementia.
One thing is certain that there is no proven connection between soybean food and mental breakdown. Experts say, “The study of the antioxidant characteristics of soybeans is more likely to have a positive impact on cognitive function.”
Is it the cause of infertility?There is a myth that soybeans are related to infertility because they contain high concentrations of vegetable estrogen. The Journal of Nutrition has published an article that quotes a study that beans can interfere with women’s ovarian function.
In this study, the amount of soybeans affected is defined as more than 100mg of isoflavones a day. For reference, tofu of 3 ounces (85g) dose contains 20 mg of isoflavones. Perhaps because of this, some of the Western spare parents avoided eating beans.
But in recent years, research has been found in the study. In 2022, a paper published in the Nutrition Journal showed that beans could have a positive impact on pregnancy. The beneficial soybean intake in this paper is 6-40g per day.
Experts say, “Eating beans routinely, there is no evidence that it interferes with the balance of female reproductive hormones or increases the risk of infertility.” Soybean intake is safe and does not cause any risk of health.
