Guest guest Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 thank you everyone for your kind responses to my question. I don't eat much soy and don't drink a lot of soy milk though I do drink some. I guess the best answer, which I think I found in all your responses, is to use moderation and common sense , Diamond Dog <diamonddog wrote: > > At 06:31 PM 6/24/2006 +0000, you wrote: > > >I wish I had some answers for you, Cindy. > >I don't. All I know is I have also read reports > >both pro-soy and against soy, and my personal > >conclusion is that soy [for me] is best in > >moderation. > > How it looks to me from the things I've seen is that yes, soy is good for > you, just maybe not the total miracle food the media was touting it as > before. They tend to do that with any food...hype it up way too much then > backlash. The truth is usually somewhere in the middle. There are health > benefits I see in myself and my animals from soy consumption, but I think > part of what's important is using high-quality soy. It gets a bad rap in > pet food because animal-grade soy is usually very low quality and doused in > pesticides that are far more harsh than what is permissible in human grade > food (non-organics). Animal grade is also usually gmo while most of the soy > products one buys at grocery stores indicate that they are non-gmo right on > the package. So, for example, there is a big difference in the high-quality > soy yogurt I feed my rats vs. the junk soy they use in lab block. > I wouldn't be afraid of soy, but at the same time you don't have > to put it in every meal to see benefits and as with any food, you can > overdo it. > > Veronica > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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