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Cow milk vs soymilk

khkwong

khkwong

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
As a T2 diabetic patient, can I drink both fresh milk (i nanage to get cow milk direct from farm) and home make soy milk without adding sugar. How often can I take these?
 
Milk can be high in lactose which is a sugar, so you'd really need to test what effect it has on your blood glucose level.

I personally would not drink soy milk - apparently the phytoestrogens in soy can be problematic (especially in males) and it can also affect the thyroid in large quantities. Fermented soy products in small amounts are not as problematic as the milk tends to be.

Google search of "soy and estrogen" results:
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=...&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=24nSVon6OImZ0gSaoZ3YBA

Google search of "soy and thyroid" results:
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=...&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=8ojSVt68BMm-0gSgqqaQDQ
 
I replaced milk with unsweetened soya milk with so far no ill effects (but it has been only 4 months so far!). I also add in some double cream when having a latte coffee.
 
I also recently switched to unsweetened soya milk as it is lower carb, lower calorie and higher protein than the double cream I had been using in drinks - I usually have two hot drinks a day . As a woman of a certain age, my estrogen is on the slide anyway so I am not worried about moderate soya consumption.
 
A 200mil glass of whole milk has aproximately 9.5g of carb. I personally don't drink soya milk as I don't like it prefer almond milk.
 
I tried almond milk but found the taste too strong in my tea.. Odd the way our tastebuds are all different..
 
According to the British Dietetic Association, "Indications of any potentially harmful effects from isoflavones have been noted only in laboratory and rodent studies when high levels of isoflavones have been used – these effects have not been shown in humans. The safety of soya has been thoroughly reviewed and soya foods are permitted for use in the UK under the Food Safety Act." They also say "Studies consistently show that eating soya foods does not raise oestrogen levels, upset hormonal balance or reduce testosterone concentrations in men; no adverse effects on fertility or sexual health have been reported."

However, they do caution that people with underactive thyroid can consume soy but their thyroid hormone levels should be monitored.
https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&s...883cNEAJ2xkIAklTg&sig2=I_piPmVUhER5pTkJWJ4ZOA
 
I would never touch soy milk. It's incredibly harmful. Apart from small quantities of fermented soy as a condiment, soy has never been treated as a foodstuff in any food culture.

I think this is quite accessible by googling. But what convinced me was reading The Vegetarian Myth, by Lierre Keith, former vegan with health issues.
 
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