We all know how important protein is to any diet, whether you are trying to achieve a healthy weight loss or not. Certain fad diets tell people its OK to go out and eat as much greasy bacon as you want, as long as you stay away from those killer carbohydrates. As you probably have already figured out, this type of diet does not work. The main reason is that the source of protein comes from animal fats, and eating too much of it will take its toll on your health.

Be very thankful that we have soy in our world. It is the healthy alternative to animal protein for many many reasons. The incorporation of even just a small amount of soy protein into the diet every day is beneficial in the prevention of all kinds of diseases. What does that have to do with losing weight?

Since the heyday of the Atkins Diet, when everyone was led to believe that carbs were evil and high protein diets were the answer to our weight loss woes, medical advancement has shown that we can be easily led if we have the right motivation. But as with anything, the Atkins Diet lost its novelty value eventually and we started to see the light that we previously had refused to see. One thing we learned from the anti-Atkins medical profession was that the Atkins Diet causes bad breath!

So, it’s logical to assume that the choice is to either be overweight and have sweet breath or to be slim and have stinky breath. Not much of a choice, is it?