Effects of short-term fasting on cancer treatment

Re:Effects of short-term fasting on cancer treatment by artimaeis on Monday September 02, 2019 @12:24PM (#20860059)

There's no amino acid provided by meats that you can't get from plants. Soy is a complete protein.

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0101/p43.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19145965

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complete_protein

Now, to be fair, soy _does_ have a low level of tryptophan. Leafy greens are the best way to boost that, if that's your concern.

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Re:Effects of short-term fasting on cancer treatment by dbcurtis on Monday September 02, 2019 @12:34PM (#20860143)

Soy also needs to be avoided by people with thyroid problems.

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Re:Effects of short-term fasting on cancer treatment by artimaeis on Monday September 02, 2019 @12:59PM (#20860351)

Sure, there's also a fair number of people with allergies to soy. It's not the only complete protein from the plant world though. There's also:

  * Quinoa
  * Buckwheat
  * Hemp & Chia seed
  * Spirulina
  * Mycoprotein

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Re:Effects of short-term fasting on cancer treatment by bluedevil2k on Monday September 02, 2019 @08:28PM (#20862750)

Not to mention the estrogen effects on the male body caused by soy. (Yes, the studies say it doesn’t affect testosterone levels of men, but men also need a certain level of estrogen to be healthy and too much..not good)

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Re:Effects of short-term fasting on cancer treatment by artimaeis on Tuesday September 03, 2019 @09:13AM (#20866138)

The studies show it doesn't affect testosterone levels because the phytoestrogens in soy for the most part don't react with estrogen receptors to trigger a response from your body (at least not when going through normal digestive mechanisms). The amount of phytoestrogens you consume has no causal relation to the amount of estrogen in your hormone system.

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