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WASHINGTON: Eating soya products such as bean sprouts, tofu, natto and soya milk everyday can reduce the risk of developing pulmonary disease and respiratory symptoms, a new study has revealed.

An international team has carried out the study in Japan and found that long-term consumption of soya products can reduce the risk and symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, (COPD), which mostly develops due to smoking. In their study, the re searchers, led by Professor Andy Lee of Curtin University of Technology found that people who consumed more than 75 gm of soya products daily had the most health benefits.

“We also found that people who consumed at least 50 gm of soya products a day reduced their risk of developing COPD and respiratory symptoms,” he said. - PTI

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