 [ Symptoms ] i have started waking up at night coughing up fluid and feeling like “drowning “ [ Disease ] in the last 12 years soy has been believed to lower ldl c [bad cholesterol] however recent data has not shown soy to be a practical means to lower ldl c in order to achieve any meaningful ldl c reduction large amounts of soy are required even when individuals consume half their daily protein with soy protein only a very small reduction 3 in ldl c is achieved soy seems to be a more efficacious lipid lowering agent in persons with marked hyperlipidemia it should be noted that reduction in lipids may be due to replacing high fat animal protein with soy rich foods that may indirectly result in lipid reduction via a reduction in saturated fat intake