The problem with soy...

SuffolkSally
SuffolkSally Posts: 964 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Is what?

I know I could google this but you MFP'ers must have advice from experience.

I drink miso soup several days a week, I added soy sauce to my stir fry earlier, and I like edamame, fresh or frozen.

Is this consumption harmful?

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  • jlrubas
    jlrubas Posts: 2
    Hello,
    Check out this article from Care2: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/to-soy-or-not-to-soy.html

    It gives the negatives and the positives of soy.
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    No.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    The soup, the tofu, and the soy sauce - check the sodium. You are likely getting an entire day's sodium in one serving. Otherwise, soy is good - it contains phytoestrogen, and a good amount of protein for a plant (at least the whole forms of soy do.)


  • vodkoffee
    vodkoffee Posts: 160 Member
    Personally, it gives me migraines and stomach cramps, but everyone is different.
  • halobender
    halobender Posts: 780 Member
    Agreed, other than the sodium it's probably fine.

    I've heard that there's no such thing as soy that's not GMO anymore, but that's up to you as to whether it bothers you or not.
  • SuffolkSally
    SuffolkSally Posts: 964 Member
    The soup, the tofu, and the soy sauce - check the sodium. You are likely getting an entire day's sodium in one serving. Otherwise, soy is good - it contains phytoestrogen, and a good amount of protein for a plant (at least the whole forms of soy do.)




    The soup has more sodium than I'd like but I don't have any added salt otherwise - I'm always below target unless I eat turkey as well, LOL
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