Guest guest Posted December 31, 2001 Report Share Posted December 31, 2001 In a message dated 12/31/01 6:39:12 AM, Graduate-OSSG writes: << I personally would not suggest anyone add extra soy or isoflavones to their > diet as there have been studies linking the extra soy to estrogen builders > which cause breast cancer. but thats a whole other subject. >> So I should not eat soy sauce or use a protien drink made of soy? Am i understanding this right? or eat edamame? That's out too? love, ceep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Hi, Ceep! When it comes to soy in general, I'm an agnostic. I listen to Zorba Pasture on National Public Radio. He's a physician. In general, he's open minded about nutritional supplements and alternative medicine. He says that this is ONE study on soy, and he doesn't think anyone should eliminate it from their diet based on that one study. It is an ok source of protein, especially when combined with rice. (There's even controversy about combining proteins these days, but I still believe that you can combine proteins, or there wouldn't be so many healthy non-Westerners eating a diet based largely on soy, rice, and non-protein vegetables.) As you probably know, Westerners became interested in soy's medical contributions for lots of reasons. One of them was that Japanese women ate lots of soy and had lower breast cancer rates than American women. In fact, Western women were encouraged to add soy to their diets to fight cancer! Now, because of what I think is one study, we're being told the opposite. As I said, when it comes to soy I'm an agnostic. I take estrogen to deal with my hysterectomy related health issues, not soy foods. I think Japanese women might have less breast cancer because of other dietary factors, like a diet rich in fish oils. As a soy-agnostic, I eat foods containing soy if I like them, not to cure a medical problem. I won't avoid them based on this study, until it's substantiated by other studies and people I respect (like Zorba) tell me they think it's time to worry. Happy New Year! in St. Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Hi, Ceep! When it comes to soy in general, I'm an agnostic. I listen to Zorba Pasture on National Public Radio. He's a physician. In general, he's open minded about nutritional supplements and alternative medicine. He says that this is ONE study on soy, and he doesn't think anyone should eliminate it from their diet based on that one study. It is an ok source of protein, especially when combined with rice. (There's even controversy about combining proteins these days, but I still believe that you can combine proteins, or there wouldn't be so many healthy non-Westerners eating a diet based largely on soy, rice, and non-protein vegetables.) As you probably know, Westerners became interested in soy's medical contributions for lots of reasons. One of them was that Japanese women ate lots of soy and had lower breast cancer rates than American women. In fact, Western women were encouraged to add soy to their diets to fight cancer! Now, because of what I think is one study, we're being told the opposite. As I said, when it comes to soy I'm an agnostic. I take estrogen to deal with my hysterectomy related health issues, not soy foods. I think Japanese women might have less breast cancer because of other dietary factors, like a diet rich in fish oils. As a soy-agnostic, I eat foods containing soy if I like them, not to cure a medical problem. I won't avoid them based on this study, until it's substantiated by other studies and people I respect (like Zorba) tell me they think it's time to worry. Happy New Year! in St. Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2002 Report Share Posted January 1, 2002 Hi, Ceep! When it comes to soy in general, I'm an agnostic. I listen to Zorba Pasture on National Public Radio. He's a physician. In general, he's open minded about nutritional supplements and alternative medicine. He says that this is ONE study on soy, and he doesn't think anyone should eliminate it from their diet based on that one study. It is an ok source of protein, especially when combined with rice. (There's even controversy about combining proteins these days, but I still believe that you can combine proteins, or there wouldn't be so many healthy non-Westerners eating a diet based largely on soy, rice, and non-protein vegetables.) As you probably know, Westerners became interested in soy's medical contributions for lots of reasons. One of them was that Japanese women ate lots of soy and had lower breast cancer rates than American women. In fact, Western women were encouraged to add soy to their diets to fight cancer! Now, because of what I think is one study, we're being told the opposite. As I said, when it comes to soy I'm an agnostic. I take estrogen to deal with my hysterectomy related health issues, not soy foods. I think Japanese women might have less breast cancer because of other dietary factors, like a diet rich in fish oils. As a soy-agnostic, I eat foods containing soy if I like them, not to cure a medical problem. I won't avoid them based on this study, until it's substantiated by other studies and people I respect (like Zorba) tell me they think it's time to worry. Happy New Year! in St. Louis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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