Are We Experimenting on Our Children with Soy Formula?
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#2Clearly worth investigation, but when I hear arguments about soy being a serious endocrine disruptor, I can't help but wonder about the hundreds of millions of people throughout Asia eating it daily...
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#3Clearly worth investigation, but when I hear arguments about soy being a serious endocrine disruptor, I can't help but wonder about the hundreds of millions of people throughout Asia eating it daily...
There are two different kinds of estrogen receptors. Up to a certain amount of soy it affects mainly the receptors not associated with harmful effects. So a certain amount of soy per day is safe & healthy. But beyond that it can be problematic.
https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-much-soy-is-too-much/
It should be noted that feeding babies milk from cows is an "experiment" too and there's a lot of evidence it's not good for them.
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#4Clearly worth investigation, but when I hear arguments about soy being a serious endocrine disruptor, I can't help but wonder about the hundreds of millions of people throughout Asia eating it daily...
Something to note is that 93 percent of soy grown in the United States is genetically modified [0].
[0]: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetical...
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#5So, is there another alternative besides soy and cow milk for feeding babies?
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#6Most animal feed is soy-based. What effect does that have? Also, why would a vegan/vegetarian be against breast milk exactly?
And finally: does anyone have any info on the effect of large soy consumption on males? I've been vegetarian for 6 months and trying to go vegan (mostly for past 1.5 months) so my soy consumption is at an all time high.
Thanks!
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#7So, is there another alternative besides soy and cow milk for feeding babies?
Human breast milk?
You know, as nature intended?
Re: Are We Experimenting on Our Children with Soy Formula?
#8Clearly worth investigation, but when I hear arguments about soy being a serious endocrine disruptor, I can't help but wonder about the hundreds of millions of people throughout Asia eating it daily...
Something to note is that 93 percent of soy grown in the United States is genetically modified [0]. [0]: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetical...
Also worth noting what kind of GE we're talking about: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetically_modified_soybean
tl;dr: mostly pesticide resistance.
That has significant environmental/economic consequences, but those edits (probably) don't change how soy interacts with endocrine receptors.
Re: Are We Experimenting on Our Children with Soy Formula?
#9Clearly worth investigation, but when I hear arguments about soy being a serious endocrine disruptor, I can't help but wonder about the hundreds of millions of people throughout Asia eating it daily...
Something to note is that 93 percent of soy grown in the United States is genetically modified [0]. [0]: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetical...
I don't know how different the number is for the US specifically but around 85% of soy grown is used for animal feed. I don't know what the intersection of GMO and animal feed is, but anecdotally, a lot of the soy I see for human consumption is non-gmo.
But that raises the question of what soy's GMO status has to do with its affect on the endocrine system?
Re: Are We Experimenting on Our Children with Soy Formula?
#10Clearly worth investigation, but when I hear arguments about soy being a serious endocrine disruptor, I can't help but wonder about the hundreds of millions of people throughout Asia eating it daily...
Something to note is that 93 percent of soy grown in the United States is genetically modified [0]. [0]: https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetical...
Is there any evidence to suggest that genetically-modified soy has higher or lower phytoestrogen content as compared with non-GMO soy?