Consumption Of Soybean Products Prevent Cardiovascular Disease And Improve Mental Health: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular disease and mental health have become the leading health issues in the world. As many researchers suggested that food products derived from soybean give many beneficial effects on the nutrition and health of humans.
Purpose: This paper aims to review the risk of cardiovascular disease, their prevention and mental health improvement through soybean food consumption.
Methods: Systematic reviews were conducted through analysis of articles published with the title of prevention of cardiovascular disease and mental health improvement with consumption of soybean food products. Papers were searched systematically using keywords such as cardiovascular disease and Soybean, risk of Cardiovascular and food, brain-boosting, soybean, health benefit, and Soybean. Different search engines were used by inserting the keywords into google scholar, PubMed, Research Gate, and Medline. The abstracts of the related papers were skimmed systematically and twenty-four papers were incorporated to review this paper. The findings of the articles were analysed thematically using predesigned outline questions.
Outcomes: Soybean is a great source of plant protein, have high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids, and is also source of phytochemicals such as is of lavones and lignans, and fiber, which have antioxidant properties, to prevent and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. The bioactive compounds of soybean have promising properties to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Integrating daily food pattern with soybeans products have significantly changed people health suffering from cardiovascular disease. Consumption of soybean foods four times and more per week resulted in 22% lower risk of cardiovascular disease. Soybean protein formulated as soymilk reduced 4% LDL cholesterol when compared to consumption of animal protein.
Conclusion: From the review integrating daily dietary pattern with soybean products significantly prevents cardiovascular disease and improves mental health. Therefore, large scale production, lower cost and market availability will prevent risk of cardiovascular disease and improve mental health of the consumers globally.