In article >,
Ed <ex@directory> wrote:
> On 29/07/08 17:36, Billy wrote:
> > In article
> > >,
> > Wil > wrote:
> >
> >> On Jul 28, 8:19 pm, James > wrote:
> >>> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25833435/
> >>>
> >>> " Eating a half serving a day of soy-based foods could be enough to
> >>> significantly lower a manšs sperm count"
> >> There are over 2 billion Chinese in China. Do you think they don't
> >> eat soy?
> >
> > That's 1.3 billion Chinese.
> >
> > http://chinesefood.about.com/od/heal...erns/a/soy.htm
> > . . . the real problem is not whether soy is inherently bad (after all,
> > people have been consuming plants with hormones for centuries) but that
> > no one is sure how much soy it is safe to consume. While Asians have
> > been consuming soy for centuries, there have been conflicting claims
> > about how much soy they consume. Nonetheless, if soy starts turning up
> > in everything from cereal to ice cream, we may begin consuming far
> > higher amounts than is normally found in the Asian diet, without any
> > real idea of the consequences. An related issue is that modern
> > preparation methods for soy products may increase the health risks. For
> > example, some companies use chemical hydrolization instead of
> > traditional fermentation methods to make soy sauce. It's something to
> > think about.
>
> Billy,
>
> What you suggest we do then? Don't eat soy? Tell me.
>
> Ed
My understanding is that it is used as a condiment a meal in Asia, not
the principal course. As the extract that I posted mentioned, it is the
sheer quantity of soy products (tofu) that are being offered for sale
that is the concern. Personally, I intend to continue using soy sauce
and occasionally eat other soy products. I haven't looked into this very
much but there seem to be multiple concerns from mimicking female
hormones to causing thyroid problems.
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