| All Type-2 diabetics are in a very high risk group for | | | | Some professionals in the medical field suggest that |
| kidney problems and kidney disease. Because | | | | diabetics should avoid proteins all together due to the |
| diabetics release abnormal amounts of proteins in their | | | | risk of kidney disease. However, more have started |
| urine called albumin, it is very important to eat healthy | | | | recommending a soy diet. It seems that links between |
| foods that reduce this protein. | | | | soy proteins and the prevention of diabetic kidney |
| Studies have been conducted over the last year that | | | | disease are being brought to the forefront. |
| supports the theory that soy foods, rich in soy proteins, | | | | Many websites on diabetes and physicians feel that |
| may help lower albumin released in the urine. Based | | | | diets rich in soy proteins may prevent the on-set of |
| upon the information known regarding soy proteins, it | | | | diabetes. This is great news for the approximately |
| seems that the kidneys have a much harder time | | | | one-third of diabetics who go on to find themselves |
| filtering waste from animal proteins. Because the | | | | dealing with this dreaded kidney disease. |
| kidneys do not need to work as hard to filter soy | | | | How Much Soy for Diabetics is Safe and Beneficial |
| proteins, fewer albumins are produced. | | | | Many diabetics and those at risk for kidney disease |
| Study Comparing Soy and Dairy Protein | | | | wonder how much soy is needed to benefit them. |
| One study involved a group of men from the ages of | | | | Currently, the FDA recommends that all Americans |
| 63 to 73 who were Type-2 diabetics for at least 5 | | | | consume approximately 25 grams of soy protein per |
| years. None of these men were on any medication | | | | day. Those who are on a diabetic diet or who follow |
| that would interfere with the study and all of these | | | | stricter eating guidelines may want to base their soy |
| men were checked for other conditions that could | | | | diet on other means and not just the FDA. |
| adversely change albumin levels. The men were then | | | | There are not currently a lot of studies to answer the |
| grouped and fed diets of soy protein and dairy protein. | | | | question of how much soy intake is suitable for |
| Fasting blood and urine samples were collected | | | | diabetic diets. The non-profit organization, HCF |
| throughout the seven-month study and results showed | | | | Nutritional Research Foundation, recommends |
| that the soy protein diet reduced albumin in the urine | | | | approximately one to two servings of high soy protein |
| when compared with the dairy protein. The study also | | | | daily. They also recommend that individuals that |
| showed dramatic increases in HDL or good cholesterol | | | | choose to use soy protein in their diabetic diet choose |
| and a decrease in cardiovascular risk factors and LDL | | | | soy foods low in fat or fat free. Good choices for low |
| cholesterol. Monitored patients also saw a reduced | | | | or fat free soy foods include tofu, soymilk, soy burgers, |
| level of glucose levels. | | | | soy cheese, and tempeh. |
| Diabetics Often Avoid All Proteins | | | | |