Soy Bad?

[sachmo]

Soy tastes like poop.

[Fyron]

Originally posted by TerranC:
Fyron, as an east asian, I've been eating soy all my life, and if there is one thing I can tell you about soy or soy-derived products is that Soy is anything but poisonous.

Yes, but what kind of soy product? Did you read the whole article, or just the title?

[Captain Kwok]

That article had a lot of "bad stuff" but absent was any real facts, figures, or general proof.

I'd suspect it's just some person pushing their agenda.

However, anything in large amounts can be harmful. As usual, the good 'ol balanced diet works best.

[Fyron]

Well it was an interview more than a scientific article... there is a link to the web site for the book to be published...

[Captain Kwok]

The site was just a promotional vehicle for her book.

To be honest, you can come up with the same scary stuff about diary products or meat, or whatever.

The bigger problem is people wanting to get "healthy" and then overloading on some "healty" food/diet of their choice, i.e. low carbs (Atkins diet). Balance is the real key.

I do agree that they sure put a lot of soy into food stuffs these days. Especially the fast food industry. Most places will add soy protein into their burgers/nuggets/etc. to act as a filler for meat, since soy protein provides the same kind of texture and is much cheaper.

[DavidG]

Wait.... Now it's good again.

Soy Good

[DavidG]

Damn now it's bad again

Soy Bad

[TerranC]

To DavidG:

On the fact that I am alive, healthy, and that none of my vital organs have suffered some kind of shock.

To Fyron:

Soy sauce, soy beans themselves, tofu, korean condiments (made with soy most of the time), and other foods.

To WarDad:

I'm quite virile thank you very much.

[TerranC]

Originally posted by sachmo:
Soy tastes like poop.

Not when properly and tastefully prepared.

Although if you're talking about soy milk and/or tofu meat substitutes, I have to agree with you.

[TerranC]

Edit: aww crud; I pressed the reply with quote button instead of the edit button. Please ignore.

[ March 06, 2004, 20:37: Message edited by: TerranC ]