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Old April 5th, 2004, 04:25 PM
Bev-Ann
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Default What's the Problem with Soy?

Thanks for the info, revek and Carmen. I googled the group as revek
suggested and found a lot of interesting stuff.

on Mon, 5 Apr 2004 12:18:52 GMT, "Carmen" wrote:

Soy is a source of phytoestrogens, which is just a fancy way of saying
plant-sourced estrogens. Some people are not able to stick extra
estrogens in their system without getting symptoms like tender
breasts, water retention, etc. That's why I have to avoid a lot of
soy. If I wanted that kind of misery I'd take BC pills. ;-) Others
avoid soy because there's some evidence that overconsumption (the
definition of which varies from person to person) can negatively
impact on thyroid function.

Take care,
Carmen


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