Drinking soy milk helps supplement nutrition, provide energy and is a good choice for breakfast. However, not everyone is suitable for this drink.
Gout is a disease of purine metabolism disorder. Soybeans - the ingredient for making soy milk contains a fairly high amount of purines and purines that are easily soluble in water, making soy milk have a higher purine content than many other soy products. Therefore, patients with gout and high uric acid are advised to limit drinking soy milk to avoid making the disease worse. Patients can still use it but should control their intake and not use it regularly.
Soy milk and soy foods contain relatively high amounts of oxalate. Oxalate is easily combined with calcium in the kidneys to form stones. Therefore, if people with kidney stones drink soy milk, the condition can become more serious. This group should not drink soy milk.
Soybeans contain substances such as saponin, lectin and some digestive inhibitors. They will be significantly reduced when soy milk is cooked thoroughly. People who drink soy milk regularly should also pay attention to zinc supplementation, as soybeans can reduce the absorption of this mineral.
