ʻIke ʻia ʻo Soy e hakakā pono i ka cholesterol no ka mea loaʻa nā protein i hoʻoliʻiliʻi i nā pae kolamu a me ka LDL i loko o ke koko, e like me ka loiloi o kahi hui o nā noiʻi i paʻi ʻia ma 2007.1.

No kaʻohiʻana i kāna mau pono, ua manaʻo ʻia he pono i kēlā me kēia lā ka lawe ʻana i 25 gram o ka protein soy. Hiki ke ʻai ʻia ka soya ma ke ʻano he tofu, ma ke ʻano he inu, akā aia pū kekahi nā protein soy textured e hoʻoulu hou i hiki ke hoʻololi maʻalahi i ka ʻiʻo o ka honua (kahi momona momona) i nā hoʻomākaukau he nui.

Loaʻa iā Soy ka pōmaikaʻi o ka haʻahaʻa o nā calorie a kiʻekiʻe i ka calcium, e hoʻolilo iā ia i mea nui i waena o nā mea ʻai.