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What's the Problem with Soy?
I've seen several people on this ng talking about avoiding soy and things
made from it. So I'm curious...why? I've never really used soy products before going low-carb, but I'm not having any problems with them now that I'm aware of. ----- Bev |
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What's the Problem with Soy?
Bev-Ann burbled across the ether:
I've seen several people on this ng talking about avoiding soy and things made from it. So I'm curious...why? I've never really used soy products before going low-carb, but I'm not having any problems with them now that I'm aware of. Some people are sensitive to it-- the soy mimics feminine hormones and can mess up a delciate system. An occasional use, here and there probably won't be a problem, especially if you have never noticed trouble before. But daily/heavy use might be. Something to be aware of, that's all. Google the group on soy for more indepth discussion. -- revek www.geocities.com/tanirevek/LowCarb.html lowcarbing since June 2002 5'2" 41 F 165+/too much/size seven petite please People who like to listen to Frank Sinatra die of heart attack and cancer at far higher rates than people who like to listen to Britney Spears. Therefore, there is a link between the music of Frank Sinatra and heart disease and cancer. --Tony Lew |
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What's the Problem with Soy?
Hi,
On 4-Apr-2004, Bev-Ann wrote: I've seen several people on this ng talking about avoiding soy and things made from it. So I'm curious...why? I've never really used soy products before going low-carb, but I'm not having any problems with them now that I'm aware of. 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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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 ----- Bev |
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What's the Problem with Soy?
If soy works for you then you don't need to worry but for some women it causes
trouble because it mimics estrogen and can mess up their hormones. Estrogen, especially unopposed estrogen (meaning without balancing it with progesterone) can encourage the growth of reproductive cancers such as endometrial cancer - currently the number one cancer of women. Also in my case I just hate the taste of soy flour and even before I had the cancer problem I tried to avoid anything that had soy flour in it. Oddly enough I didn't mind the taste of tofu and ate lots of Chinese food with it in it but tofu seems much milder than soy flour. Debra |
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What's the Problem with Soy?
Bev-Ann wrote:
I've seen several people on this ng talking about avoiding soy and things made from it. So I'm curious...why? In addition to the estrogen mentioned in other posts, some have thyroid interaction when they eat large amounts of soy. If you are on thyroid pills, read up before having more than an occasional dish of tofu, then make an educated decision. |
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What's the Problem with Soy?
Bev-Ann wrote in message . ..
I've seen several people on this ng talking about avoiding soy and things made from it. So I'm curious...why? I've never really used soy products before going low-carb, but I'm not having any problems with them now that I'm aware of. ----- Bev Here is some info on soy: http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.html TC |
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What's the Problem with Soy?
On 6 Apr 2004 11:14:51 -0700, (tcomeau)
announced in front of God and everybody: Bev-Ann wrote in message . .. I've seen several people on this ng talking about avoiding soy and things made from it. So I'm curious...why? I've never really used soy products before going low-carb, but I'm not having any problems with them now that I'm aware of. ----- Bev Here is some info on soy: http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/index.html Here's some mo http://www.mercola.com/article/soy/ (In the interest of full disclosure, I use soy protein powder a few times a week. But there are certainly compelling reasons to limit soy consumption.) Dawn |
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What's the Problem with Soy?
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Bev-Ann wrote: I've seen several people on this ng talking about avoiding soy and things made from it. So I'm curious...why? I've never really used soy products before going low-carb, but I'm not having any problems with them now that I'm aware of. ----- Bev If you're a man, (I assume you are not.) it can make your dick shrink. Hmm, maybe we should feed it to W. |
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