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Old 07-06-2012, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbo2012 View Post
That study is pretty old and no one else followed up with similar studies, so I take it with a grain of sea salt

Dr Esselstyn says here

Soy products – What about soy products?

Soy products are 40% fat and most of them are highly processed. An excess of soy protein may stimulate insulin growth factor, which is a tumor promoter.

Eat soy products cautiously.

So it's ok, but not everyday and just read the label.
As I recall, I didn't use a lot. Perhaps one cup of soymilk per day when I was eating cereal. But I no longer eat boxed cereals so I don't need soymilk. I cook steel-cut oats in water.

Sometimes I would buy roasted (unsalted) soy nuts and/or soybeans at the health food store. I didn't eat a lot of either one. I would occasionally use the soy beans in soups but soy beans don't taste that great so I don't miss them. The roasted soy nuts came in handy as part of a snack. But I don't miss them either.

What I noticed after several years of using these soy products was difficulty in retrieving words and names. I found it embarrassing the number of times I had stop and ask someone to help me find a word or name. Now that I have stopped using soy, that problem has been greatly reduced. Sure, if it's a name or word that I don't use very often, it can still happen. But it's not anything like it was before.

After that experience, I'm not likely to go back to it.

Thanks for the link. I made a note of Esselstyn's book title and will put it on my list of books to eventually read.