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Quoted message said:Anyone have an opinion on 'em? I just ordered a case from Eden Foods.
Hard to say. A few decades ago they were touted to be the new age
"wunder-food". But more recent studies seem to indicate an increasing
probability that the phytoestrogens they contain are an emerging problem for
women--as well as men.
There is little nutrition in them that can't be found in sources that have
less phytoestrogens. I mean, how many should I let my wife eat until they
become an issue for her? Since I found no other persuasive evidence that
they're needed by the human nutrition requirements that we have, I simply
chose not to take that chance. Besides their ability to mimic natural
estrogens with unknown long-term effects, soy products are being linked with
kidney stones, weakened immune systems, food allergies, and thyroid
disorders. And no, I'm not some kind of "alarmist" that runs from studies
that simply 'link' things...but I do accord them more attention. After all,
if you look long enough you can find some study that justifies just about
anything you can name...
Your typical soy bean is the vehicle for a soup of toxic products, along
with phytates, that are not destroyed even by a long cooking session. The
ingestion of phytates will interrupt your body's ability to absorb various
minerals such as: calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, and zinc. Soy beans
also contain a material called haemagglutin. In the human body it causes
red corpuscles to stick together and causes a slowing of oxygen uptake. And
along with the trypsin inhibitors also found therein, it can it can even
inhibit growth.
The only research that I've been able to find regarding the ingestion of soy
found that the sprouted forms soy, such as: direct sprouts, miso, natto, and
tempeh are the only forms of soy that can be safely eaten with some health
benefits. That means that all of the other various processed forms: soy
milk, soy burgers, soy cheese, and soy ice-cream should be avoided like the
plague.
There are a 100 or more research publications that have taken great pains
(not to mention the slings & arrows of the Soy industry). Among them: The
Lancet and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Ya might wanna hunt
them down and see what they have to say.
Ever eat "Whey protein?" (powders, bars, supplements, shakes, etc.) Much
like the whey protein, soy protein was originally an industrial waste. In
order to "process it", high temperatures are needed. This alone makes it
suspect as having "food value".
The oft touted reputation of soy products as being low-fat, anti-cancer,
anti-viral, anti-osteoporosis, all the while being a staunch cholesterol
fighter, is based on bad science and an outstanding job by the soy industry
at marketing their product.
My advice? If you can eat a soy bean, you can just as well eat a kidney,
navy, white, black, or pinto bean... But hey! That's just me... You can
of course do as you each wish.
Later all,
Dusty
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