SOJA PARA CONSUMO HUMANO: BREVE ABORDAGEM

Abstract

The soybean Glycine max (L.) Merrill is currently the most important legume worldwide for grain production, It is cultivated in almost all regions of the world. It has Asian origin, and consumed the centuries in this continent. This culture is widely studied because of its nutritional properties. Studies conducted in Japan and China, show that these people who regularly use soy in their diet have lower rates of heart disease and certain types of cancer, with effective soybeans in control of some risk factors associated with them. The objective of this review was to gather information in the scientific literature on the effects of soy consumption in human food.