Functions Of The Soy Vitamins To The Body

By Leslie Ball


Unlike other nutrients found in foods like the carbohydrates, vitamins are very essential in the functionality of humans. Due to its unique nature vitamins are not produced by the body thus they have to be absorbed from the sources of food man partakes in their daily consumption like the soy a bean and its other extracts like the soy milk and its beverages like the soya drink which contains soy vitamins like thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, biotin, vitamin b12 and folic acid which all have various functionalities of a human body.

The vitamin Thiamine which is also known as vitamin B1 which is found in soya at varying levels depending on growth conditions and other environmental conditions like the soil composition which in turn determines its concentration. Thiamine is necessary in body metabolism whereby it helps the body cells change carbohydrates into energy, it is also vital in muscle contraction and is crucial in conduction of nerve signals.

The hormones made in a human being are a necessary part of the functions of a human being; they control the functionality, emotional and the psychological part of humans. The vitamin B12 is vital in the formation of these hormones. One of its major sources of this vitamin also known as niacin is found in soya beans and can be consumed either by eating the soya bean directly or by taking its products such as soya milk.

Biotin, a vitamin found in soya is one vitamin that is necessary in the daily life of a man. This is because its function in the nervous system cannot be overlooked as it is one of the vital signal transmitters across the nervous system. Its also a minor player in energy provision, metabolism process since it also takes part in conversion of foods into the energy the human body requires.

No two human beings will ever be the same, even in identical twins; this is all due to the DNA of human beings. The DNA is different from one human being to the next. The DNA of human beings is formed by a vitamin known as the folic acid which is vital in formation of DNA of human beings thus helping in creation of human identity. This vitamin has its sources from soya beans.

Soya also has another vitamin also known as the Riboflavin. This vitamin is necessary in human anatomy since it basically a defensive vitamin that not only protects ones body but also shields the DNA from damage from other destructive elements that work against the DNA.

The red blood cells are a necessity in ones body in order to function normally this is because the Red blood cells basically help in transportation within ones body. One of the very vital vitamins that is required in formation of the Red blood cells is the vitamin B12 which is found in soya.

As earlier stated soya beans proves to be a vital food source to the human race since it contains a series of nutrient sources such as the vitamins.




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