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Is processed Soy safe

I wouldn't be too concerned about soy produced by traditional methods used for centuries in the East. I would be concerned about eating too much of it especially of the processed kind used in Western packaged and vegetarian frankenfoods. I certainly wouldn't be eating/drinking it every day the way some people seem to. I'd be even more wary of the stuff if I was male (unless I really wanted moobs) :D

I definitely wouldn't feed it as formula to babies. JMO.
 
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I have always been careful with soy. Was told years ago to not have too much.
My doctor told me that it could make the symptoms of PCOS worse.
But that being said, this is the same doctor that didn't believe it was possible to go from a 10.8 A1C to a 5.9 A1C with out insulin. So who knows?
 
I avoid soya in any form, because
  • It's usually processed
  • It may be GM
  • It gives me indigestion and makes me thirsty
  • I have heard such conflicting info over the past 2 decades about its supposed hormonal benefits/harm that I don't trust any info about it any more
 
I started out using soya milk in tea but stopped using it recently when advised it impeded ketosis. I must admit after stopping its use I do indeed seem to attain ketosis easier and get higher readings. Whether that is down to avoiding soya or my body getting into ketosis more easily I don't know. I don't miss it though so wont use it in future.
 
In the UK, the main suppliers of soya based products - Alpro, Cauldron Foods, Linda McCartney Foods, are all GM free.

Unless you are eating raw beans then there will be a level of processing involved. I don't see this is a bad thing! Most of the soya crop in the world is grown for feeding animals for slaughter so that adds another layer of processing. I prefer to cut out the middle man for protein.

I eat or drink soya daily and am happy to do so as it is low carb/high nutrition. I am a female who recently lost her ovaries so I welcome the plant estrogens it contains. Phytoestrogens can be found in many other low carb favourites such as flaxseeds, walnuts, cauliflower and broccoli.

I am happy with both my diabetes and hormone control at the moment.
 
I am sure there are many vegans and vegetarians who have been eating soya products for years and come to no harm
 
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