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The soy controversy

I came across The Soy Controversy by Vreni Gurd which sheds some disturbing news on the consumption of soy and soy products

It looks like soy might be causing more harm than good.

There were a couple of things that were of particular note.

One was how many things come from soy where there is no indication that to be the case. The following are at least a partial list of some items
-Textured vegetable protein (TVP)
-Textured plant protein
-Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)
-Vegetable protein concentrate
-Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
-Lecithin (usually from soy)
-Vegetable oil (usually from soy)
-Vegetable broth (usually from soy)
-Bouillon (usually from soy)
-Natural flavour (usually from soy)
-Mono-diglyceride(usually from soy)

and another was that Asians don't eat as much soy as we (at least me) have been led to believe.  This from Myths & Truths About Soy by the Weston A Price Foundation
Average consumption of soy foods in Japan and China is 10 grams (about 2 teaspoons) per day. Asians consume soy foods in small amounts as a condiment, and not as a replacement for animal foods.

You really need to read both posts, The Soy Controversy, and Myths & Truths About Soy in their entirety.
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Becky said…
Very interesting, although I had never heard of half the myths related to soy, but I'm a dairy person myself.

I do like soy beans with my sushi, though. hint hint

I eat meat, I eat butter and now I see the Weston Price Organization promotes just that.

Pork fat rules!
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