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Re:Impossible Pork by collyw on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @03:38AM (#21978151)
What are legitimate) reasons for people being anti-soy?

4chan says that it raises oestrogen, but I was treating this as usual 4chan trolling.

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Re:Impossible Pork by mrspuratic on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:21AM (#21978649)
Known allergen, one of 14 with mandatory labelling requirements in EU. https://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/labelling_nutrition/labelli...

Also, soyabean is mostly GM, which doesn't go down so well in EU either, though some varieties are approved for use - possibly due to further labelling requirements: https://www.fsai.ie/legislation/food_legislation/gmos/labell... and the association with the (over)use of glyphosate.

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Re:Impossible Pork by Cougher on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @04:05AM (#21978268)
It does, and it can also lower thyroid function. I wound up on thyroid replacement hormone because I was drinking too much soy milk. Much of the soy processing is problematic if you're trying to avoid industrialized foods. There are a lot of sites that explain these issues, so it shouldn't be hard to find one if you're interested.
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Re:Impossible Pork by geddy on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @08:34AM (#21979736)
Soy does not increase estrogen and I wish people would stop spreading this misinformation. Also, your situation is anecdotal and thus insignificant for trying to prove some point. I drink a gallon of soy milk a week and tofu and tempeh almost daily. Never had a problem with anything, best shape of my life, and highest test levels ever.
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Re:Impossible Pork by Cougher on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @03:26PM (#21984419)
Wish harder; it isn't working.

"I drink a gallon of soy milk a week and tofu and tempeh almost daily. Never had a problem with anything, best shape of my life, and highest test levels ever."

^^^ "your situation is anecdotal and thus insignificant for trying to prove some point."

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Re:Impossible Pork by collyw on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @04:10AM (#21978290)
> There are a lot of sites that explain these issues, so it shouldn't be hard to find one if you're interested.

There are lots of sites that describe everything these days. 4chan being one example. I was looking for something that had some scientific credibility.

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Re:Impossible Pork by kristofferR on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @08:28AM (#21979682)
https://examine.com/nutrition/is-soy-good-or-bad/

Examine.com is probably the best resource out there for science based nutrition information.

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Re:Impossible Pork by collyw on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @09:44AM (#21980309)
Thanks that was the sort of thing I was looking for. (Including references is always a plus).
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Re:Impossible Pork by Cougher on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @05:20AM (#21978642)
And I was saying that you can find one if you look.
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