Cleveland Clinic's Top Soy Picks

America's top heart hospital, the Cleveland Clinic, shares the best soy products for boosting heart health. Eat them often to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke.

By Martha Miller Johnson

Each of the following soy products is loaded with nutrients that can lower cholesterol and blood pressure and help you lose weight. To get the most out of the soy you eat, follow these serving suggestions:

• Use any of these soy picks in place of meat in at least two meals per week.
  
  
• Choose whole, less-processed soy foods over soy supplements or soy protein powder.
  
  
• To lower cholesterol, eat at least 25 g soy protein daily.