Soymilk
Presumably the only type of milk with significant spermidine levels at 3.8 mg per cup. Soy proteins initially bind coffee compounds but gut bacteria release them for absorption.
Also known as: soymilk, unsweetened soymilk
Active Compounds
Bioactive compounds found in Soymilk, based on research from longevity science.
- Spermidine
3.8 mg per cup; the only milk type with significant spermidine.
Source: How Not to Age
Health Benefits
Health conditions and aging processes that Soymilk may influence, based on the source research.
Reduces Risk Of
- Breast cancer
Soymilk appears to reduce risk of breast and prostate cancers | Switching from dairy to soymilk expected to reduce breast cancer risk by about a third
Source: How Not to Age
- Prostate cancer
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- High cholesterol
Soymilk lowers atherogenic lipid fraction in healthy individuals (Onuegbu 2011) and plasma cholesterol (Mitchell 1999)
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Protects Against
- Osteoporosis
Two glasses of soymilk daily for two years resulted in more bone than baseline, beating progesterone cream and placebo | 2-year RCT (Lydeking-Olsen 2004) showing soymilk may prevent bone loss in postmenopausal women
Source: How Not to Age
Improves
- Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
Three studies on soymilk and GSM symptoms show promise
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- High blood pressure
Rivas 2002: soy milk lowers blood pressure in men and women with mild to moderate hypertension
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- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
RCT (Eslami 2019) showing soy milk improved metabolic status in NAFLD patients
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- Menopause symptoms
Soy milk consumption improved quality of life and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women
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Biological Mechanisms
How Soymilk works at a cellular level.
- PromotesAntioxidant Defense
Can bring down free radical damage
- PromotesLowers LDL Cholesterol
Soymilk can lower LDL cholesterol as much as 25% in just 21 days
- PromotesBoosts Antibody Response
3 daily cups of soymilk increased B cell populations by 35% more than dairy milk
- PromotesImproves Gut Microbiota
Pilot study (Fujisawa 2017) showing soymilk intake increases Bifidobacterium species
Dosage Recommendations
Specific amounts mentioned in the research literature.
- 1 cup dailyfor Breast cancer
The quantity of phytoestrogens in a single cup of soy milk may reduce the risk of breast cancer returning by 25 percent. 90 percent of high-soy patients alive 5 years later vs. half of low-soy patients.
Source: How Not to Die
Recipes with Soymilk
Sources
- How Not to Age