Soy Improperganda?

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Well, I figure everything in moderation. Obviously,

there can be found research figures to prove almost

anything in excess could possible cause harm to some

people or animals. Using mice to prove that soy can

cause cancer under some circumstances, of course,

proves nothing about human responses to soy - we are

not mice and that is one of the problems with animal

testing, quite apart from ethical thingies.

 

As for whether this article is anti-soy propaganda,

just have a look at some of the language. I give you

one example, but there are others.

 

>Soy now lurks in nearly 60 percent of the foods sold

in . . .

 

*Lurks*???? And how about the references to 'ersatz'

foods?? Ersatz coffee and the like are a hold-over, as

nomenclature, from anti-german/anti-nazi world war II

days, and the word 'ersatz' still has that resonance

with many of us.

 

My feeling is that we should look into this. Of

course. But we should also be very wary indeed of any

supposed factual or scientific-sounding article that

makes its points with heavily loaded terms aimed to

awaken feelings or unrest or even paranoia in the

minds of those who read at some level of unawareness

of unawakedness at early hours of the morning or late

at night.

 

As for soy being unknown in China until what we call

the Middle Ages, well whoop de doo. Tomatoes and such

weren't known in Europe until after invasion/conquest

of the New World, etc etc etc We all develop new

foods.

 

As for our eating such a lot of soy? Do we really? Now

that is interesting. I don't. I eat very bloody little

soy, because I use the milk only for cooking those

things that otherwise would require dairy and TVP only

in those things that really 'need' to simulate the

texture or appearance, at least, of me*t (as in

moussaka). But I'll check out my cupboards and fridge.

How about the rest of us? Do we live on soy? Even if

this damned badly written and prejudiced article had

any factual basis, would it really affect our lives?

As I say, the jury's still out until I check my

cupboards.

 

Thanks, Gene ;=) You really know how to get us stirred

up - good for you!!!!

 

Best,

 

Pat in Montreal ;=)

 

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[Guest guest]

psybermus <psybermus wrote:

 

>Well, I figure everything in moderation.

 

I agree, actually. I think that a varied and moderate diet is probably one of

the healthiest ways to eat.

 

>*Lurks*???? And how about the references to 'ersatz'

>foods?? Ersatz coffee and the like are a hold-over, as

>nomenclature, from anti-german/anti-nazi world war II

>days, and the word 'ersatz' still has that resonance

>with many of us.

 

I think that the " lurks " is just typical of journalism today. And " ersatz " just

means " false " , in the sense of " imitation. " I don't think it has any particular

Nazy resonance.

 

>As for our eating such a lot of soy? Do we really? Now

that is interesting.

 

I think a lot of vegetarians, especially vegans, do (when I was vegan, I

basically lived on soy- I ate it every day at almost every meal, and all the

other vegans I knew did basically the same). It's also added to a lot of foods,

for boosting protein, adding texture- and supporting farm subsidies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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