Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: That article is just too funny!!!!nt

As a male, hearing stories like that months ago led me away from soy milk and to rice milk (almond milk just has too much fat and not enough protein). Rice milk is like water, but safe water. I still have the chocolate soy milk occasionally when I want a treat.

At my limited consumption (I also eat soy protein bars - cliff brand - three or so times a week, and soy sauce. No tofu, tempeh, or anything like that) I don't think it's a problem. There was a scary article in GQ about it where this guy literally became like a woman emotionally and had some severe physical problems including gynocomastia (sp?) like what Piven was speaking about.

Dr. Andrew Weil in his latest nutrition guide basically says that the ill effects of soy are played up and only surface with extreme consumption. He says the benefits far outweigh the risks. I agree, and keep my specialty soy food content down, since like 90% of everything we eat has some soy in it (usually as soy lecithin).

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