Guest guest Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Celeste wrote: > > " Fermentation destroys soy's anti-nutritional factors and increases > > its mineral availability. Miso, tamari, tempeh, and natto are > > fermented. Tofu, soy beverage, soy nuts, soy granules, and fake soy > > foods (soyburgers, soy dogs, soy cheese, and so on) are not. Tofu is > > the only unfermented soy used consistently in Asian cultures. > > > > " Traditionally, tofu is eaten with seaweed (to offset its > > thyroid-damaging effects), and miso (to offset its B12 disrupting > > effects), and whenever possible, fish/meat (to offset its mineral > > depleting effects)..... " > > > > Best regards, > > Celeste ....traditionally, less than an ounce of soy is used as a garnish such as natto, to good effect, but higher doses pretty reliably cause issues. Soy taken for its protein, as seen in many poorer Asian populations, results in damatically increased cancer incidence in addition to the thyroid issues. It's now llegal in the UK as an additive to infant formula. Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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