The more I learn about soy the less I like it. I realize too that the media has convinced many that soy is just healthy – period. But I just don’t find that to be true in the real world with my real clients. Real clients who I see struggle when they consume many products containing it.
Unfermented, fermented, organic, genetically-modified (GMO)? I say let’s make it easy – NONE of the above. And for God’s sake do NOT use Soy Sauce. I see more problems for people who use soy sauce than probably any single substance. And by problems I mean a variety of things that occur which are indicative of an allergic response and in no weight loss or no weight loss as would be expected.
Here are two articles to wet your appetite. There’s a LOT of stuff out there if you want to read until your eyes fall out.
http://www.naturalnews.com/022630.html
And here’s another one that prompted me to post today about this subject. I’m always running across stuff like this. This latest piece from MedPage indicates “Soy No Help for Bone Loss, Hot Flashes.” http://tinyurl.com/3gxdn2a
Whey Protein but Not Soy Protein Supplementation Alters Body Weight and Composition in Free-Living Overweight and Obese Adults. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3145217/?tool=pubmed
David