QUESTION ABOUT SOY MILK
#348445 - 07/26/09 07:49 PM
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I have been reading articles about soy milk and how it could be not good for you, as far as estrogen levels and such. Can anyone give me any insight into this and/or recommend any different milks to use? I know a lot of Heather's recipes use soy milk so I am a little unsure of what to do
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I never use soy milk. I don't like the chalky taste and I do not feel it is healthy for you. That is only my opinion. I use rice or almond milk.
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I think rice milk is much better, it doesnt only taste better but it's healthier. I get it in Kroger (Kentucky)
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I don't have the science to back it up but I think this notion that the estrogen in soy is dangerous is phooey. If it was, people in China and Japan would have serious health concerns (be impotent and unfertile and dying of female cancers and having horrible menopause). Besides people don't realize how much soy is in normal foods. Just about every premade food has soy in some form. For people with soy allergies it is difficult to eat anything. A lot of people are talking about soy causing health problems but I have never seen real warnings or any real scientific findings to back it up. Edamame is still recommended by nutrionists.
That said, soy milk is fine for cooking, smoothies, ice cream, but it is heavy for drinking and cereal. I use rice milk for that.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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Stay away from the premade, processed, packaged food and you will avoid the soy. Shop on the perimeters, and you will avoid the soy, if that is your choice. Try almond and rice milks. I personally have never read or heard anything good about soy. As a matter of fact, lately everything I read has been against the use of soy, woman or not.
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For it to be bad for you, you have to drink a 1/2 gallon a day. It is harmless in moderation. I use vanilla soymilk to have my cereal every morning and eat tofutti cream cheese with a bagel for a snack in mid afternoon and Im still way in the clear. Just dont drink a ton a day. Havent you noticed the lifespan of all the Asians...they live to be over 100 years old and soy is a staple in their diets.
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Could be the soy...but could be something else. You never know, since Asians have a far healthier diet than the SAD (standard American diet), and believe me it is SAD. They also have an all around healthier lifestyle. But, if you want to feel it's because of one single thing such as soy, and not a combination of things, then you are entitled.
Soy in moderation, is fine, I'm sure, as you say, but personally I won't take it into my body.
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1. regarding rice milk and almond milk -- they have much less protein than soy milk. thoughts on this?
2. what brands of rice milk and almond milk do you recommend?
3. addressing the asian v. american issue...isn't it possible that they have evolved to be more tolerant of soy whereas it could be less healthy for us because we are less tolerant? (this is just speculation, but it may not make sense to assume soy is healthy for everyone because certain ethnic groups have benefited from it?)
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Question 1- I get my protein from other sources, so that doesn't bother me.
Question 2- I use different brands, but like Rice Dream, and I swear I can't remember the name of the almond brand, because I haven't bought it for awile. I've been making it homemade.
Question 3- Yes, I totally agree with you, and that is a good point you make. I believe different regions, different tolerances and also different needs. That is why I always eat local and eat foods that are native to my area, and also grow most of my own food, rather than eat food shipped 3 million miles or so.
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perhaps started by the corn counsel? and crazies who think soy makes boys gay.
Have you ever seen an unhealthy vegan? Eat what is easily recognizable as healthy and avoid the trends, fads and urban legends. I am not saying soy milk is the healthiest version of soy, perhaps edamame is.
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IBS-A for 20 years with terrible bloating and gas. On the diet since April 2004. Remember this from Heather's information pages:
"You absolutely must eat insoluble fiber foods, and as much as safely possible, but within the IBS dietary guidelines. Treat insoluble fiber foods with suitable caution, and you'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of them, in very healthy quantities, without problem." Please eat IF foods!
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