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Health Benefits Of Eating Edamame
How many of us love edamame? Be sure to leave us a comment below! What is edamame? Edamame is a type of bean. Edamame beans are whole, immature soybeans, sometimes referred to as vegetable-type soy beans. Edamame beans are often sold while still encased in their pods (which are not meant to be eaten). Edamame beans are a very popular plant based food that people all over the world love to eat for a snack. There are many ways people eat and prepare edamame beans. Most people harvest them before they ripen or harden. The great news about edamame beans, is that they are gluten free and low in calories. Edamame beans do not contain cholesterol and they are a great source of protein, iron, and calcium. Edamame is great for age-related brain diseases and studies have suggested that consuming soy isoflavones may lower the risk of cognitive decline. Below are some benefits of eating edamame.
Here are a few health benefits of edamame:
1. Edamame is good for treating depression. Edamame contains folate, which the body needs to produce DNA and for proper cell division. Studies have shown that having an adequate folate intake may help prevent depression.
2. Edamame may also promote fertility or lower the risk of ovulatory disorders. Edamame is a good source of iron, folate, and plant based protein.
3. Edamame is great for inflammation, because it contains choline, a nutrient that is similar to the B vitamins. That can promote healthy sleep, learning and memory. Studies in 2010 concluded that choline might help reduce the inflammation that happens when someone has asthma. 2017 studies suggested that choline may help protect against the inflammation that leads to cardiovascular disease.
4. A study in 2017, suggested that women who received soy isoflavone treatment for 12 weeks reported fewer symptoms of menopause, including fatigue, hot flashes, and depression.
5. Edamame may also reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer in men. About one in seven will get prostate cancer studies have shown. Several observational studies show that soy products are associated with approximately 30% lower risk of prostate cancer.
