First of all, Chinese medicine believes that most of the soybean products such as tofu are cold in nature, so it is not advisable to eat more of them to avoid aggravating the symptoms of kidney deficiency and yang deficiency.
Secondly, men with renal insufficiency should also eat less soy products. Compared with animal proteins, soy products contain a lot of plant proteins, and if you eat too much, you are bound to increase the nitrogen-containing wastes generated in the body, aggravate the burden on the kidneys, and make the renal function further decline.
For the elderly, the function of each organ is weakened, too much intake of soy products, aggravated the burden of the kidneys.
Elderly people, kidney disease patients have to control the intake of soy products to limit the daily consumption of about 50 grams of soybeans or soy products is more appropriate.
Elderly people, good things greedy will be a problem, especially long-term large quantities of tofu will be harmful.
First, promote atherosclerosis
Soybean products are extremely rich in methionine, methionine in the role of enzymes can be converted to cysteine. It will damage the endothelial cells of the arterial wall, so that cholesterol and triglycerides are deposited on the arterial wall, leading to the formation of atherosclerosis.
Second, prompting gout attacks
Tofu contains more purine, purine metabolism disorder gout patients and patients with increased blood uric acid concentration, eat more tofu easy to cause gout attacks.
Third, leading to iodine deficiency
The soybean production of tofu contains saponins, which will accelerate the excretion of iodine in the body. Long-term overconsumption of tofu can easily cause iodine deficiency, leading to iodine deficiency disorders.
Fourth, increase the burden on the kidneys
Under normal circumstances, people eat into the body of plant protein after metabolism, and finally most of the nitrogen-containing wastes, by the kidneys out of the body. People to old age, the kidneys excretion of waste decreases, at this time if you do not pay attention to diet, eat a lot of tofu, excessive intake of plant-based protein is bound to increase the generation of nitrogen-containing wastes in the body, aggravate the burden on the kidneys, is not conducive to good health.