Has tofu/soy made YOU gain weight???

elly0001

should tofu/soy products be avoided who's experienced weigh gain from it?

Jade_Butterfly

If you are gaining weight from eating tofu and soy there is definitely an issue. . They are high in protein low in fat. . .which is a good thing. .

dragonbug300

Sounds pretty ridiculous to me. I lost the most weight while consuming soy products. But then, I don't have a soy allergy: I have a dairy allergy. I imagine it'd be quite different if the reverse were true.

kearyespeer

Be careful! Too much soy is bad for you! It can kill your thyroid. Then you won't be able to control your weight without synthroid!

elly0001

Be careful! Too much soy is bad for you! It can kill your thyroid. Then you won't be able to control your weight without synthroid!

How much soy is ok?? Or should it be altogether?

Larius

Be careful! Too much soy is bad for you! It can kill your thyroid. Then you won't be able to control your weight without synthroid!

References please.

Here's a study showing none or little effect on thyroid function: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16571087

peripah

I can't eat soy because of crazy estrogen problems, which is sad, because things made with soy sauce are delicious.

This does not answer your question. Ah well.

xraychick77

Sure if you eat too much of it..like anything!

ya there is a lot of SPECULATION about soy..both bad and good..

Jade_Butterfly

Be careful! Too much soy is bad for you! It can kill your thyroid. Then you won't be able to control your weight without synthroid!

References please.

Admitedly I had my thyroid drop way down in college when I was eating too much of it, but if you balance it out with other foods it's fine. . With everything you need to have balance. . . That was when I was first discovering alternative meats.. ..

I don't know if you are a vegetarian, but there are other things that you can use in place of soy. . quorn products. . .and just learn how to cook vegetarian and vegan dishes that don't contain soy . . . there are lots of them. .

summalovaable

Oh hell, i put on nearly ten pounds in two weeks from consuming soy.. but then again I have hypothyroidism. If your thyroid is in check a daily dose(or many) of soy isn't going to harm you. Like everything else out there, just enjoy in moderation! And if you are THAT concerned about adverse side effects or any potentially controversial talk: then just don't consume it.

elly0001

Am a vegetarian. What could u put in stir fry instead of soy sauce?

AdelleMarie

Umm... In a word... no.

dragonbug300

Be careful! Too much soy is bad for you! It can kill your thyroid. Then you won't be able to control your weight without synthroid!

There are situations where this is very true... I'd say having two servings of tofu at every meal, plus a glass of soymilk, plus some edamame for snacks... over the course of many years, can result in serious health issues due to estrogen mimics overdosing the thyroid system. But even then, it's not the soy alone. It's coupled with exposure to other sources: bottled water, yams, lavender... tons of products used every day have phytoestrogens, and there are more logical ways to avoid issue than crying foul when someone even utters the word 'soy'.

This is the stuff I study every day, by the way. My professor specializes in phytoestrogens.

*Edit:
To be clear, I'm not trying to be mean. I'm just trying to clarify that some soy isn't going to kill you (if you're a normal healthy human with no allergies or thyroid issues). As I said before: I rely on soy for much of my calcium and protein. Besides that: soy products are delicious and healthy.

Jade_Butterfly

Am a vegetarian. What could u put in stir fry instead of soy sauce?

Braggs liquid amino

Oishii

I've had to give up tofu for a bit as it's an iron inhibitor and I'm anaemic. A little does slip past, but otherwise I'mchoosing fish, quorn etc instead. I haven't given up eggs though, although I probably should.

slieber

I've just been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I do eat soy because of dairy issues. Looking back on my intake, though, the most I've had on any day usually is two Atkins bars (between exercise sessions - which were many per day over the summer). Occasionally soy ice cream but generally just the bars.

I don't eat much in the way of truly processed food because of being celiac as well, so apart perhaps from trace amounts in other products, that's it for soy.

If soy really were that bad, wouldn't many of those in Asia also have hypothyroid problems? Just curious....not arguing for or against. I keep wondering what brought on the thyroid and other hormone issues but as I read about the situation I'm now in, I found that age has something to do with it anyway...

Oishii

I've had to give up tofu for a bit as it's an iron inhibitor and I'm anaemic. A little does slip past, but otherwise I'mchoosing fish, quorn etc instead. I haven't given up eggs though, although I probably should.

Just remembered that fermented soy doesn't have the inhibitors. I must get me some nattou.

xraychick77

there are reasons we develop thyroid problems. and like any disorder or disease there are sure to be certain foods that can aggravate it or help it.

and as far as an iron inhibitor..it certainly hasnt inhibited my iron. i am a vegetarian too, and consume lots of soy..and most everything we eat today has soy products in it..i recently had blood work done for fatigue and loss of strength and discovered my iron was too high. so go figure

KazNoms

does soy milk have an effect on the thyroid ?

i was diagnosed with hashimotos and doctors nor my nutirtionist ever said to avoid soy products

lipglossjunky73

Eating too much of anything makes you gain weight. Just because it's tofu doesn't mean it's exempt from that rule. It's all about portion control. Tofu is high in calories!

servilia

I stay away from soy. I don't want to mess up my natural reproductive hormone levels. As for using the fact that Asians eat it all the time and don't seem to have problems with it, well they've been eating it for thousands of years. My ancestors, from Eastern Europe, have not. Not telling anyone else what to do, just sharing why I don't eat it.

hob0xcor3

I found this article in regard to the negatives of eating soy products:
http://healthtalkwomen.com/sarahs-column/oh-soy-bad-the-ugly-truth-about-soy/

I imagine that many of these effects, including hormonal changes, could lead to weight gain. Personally, I'm going to try cutting soy from my diet as it was recommended by a dietitian (who told me that soy/tofu causes one to retain a lot of water weight and also slows the metabolism).

Also, there is a brief response (in the article posted) to a point that was brought up earlier: "Many doctors and experts point out that Asian populations have been eating soy for ages without the apparent health problems that some of us are now attributing to it. This is true but it’s important to note that those same populations don’t eat soy in as heavily processed Western forms"

I hope this helps.

embersfallen

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Naominjw

I can't eat soy, but even if I could, I would not be eating processed soy products simply because they are... processed. There are plenty of nutrition experts who will tell people needing to lose weight and then maintain the weight-loss to avoid soy products (as well other things like any refined carbs, juices - things with high glycemic index, etc.)

mamagooskie

Am a vegetarian. What could u put in stir fry instead of soy sauce?

any other stirfry sauce out there.......there are tons, hoison, honey garlic sauce, teriyaki, ginger sauce, etc etc. I am vegan and never eat soy sauce.

stacygayle

I'm allergic to soy so I don't eat it. I use terriyaki sauce in my stir fry along with meat....I'm not allergic to meat :bigsmile: