Has tofu/soy made YOU gain weight???

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.

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.

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. .

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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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.