My mom says... ?!


Question: ... that, being a vegetarian, I eat too much additional or processed soy and soy protein in my diet. Is additional soy or soy protein in your diet harmful? 10 points to the one who explains it so I can understand why or why not! :-)


Answers: ... that, being a vegetarian, I eat too much additional or processed soy and soy protein in my diet. Is additional soy or soy protein in your diet harmful? 10 points to the one who explains it so I can understand why or why not! :-)

well come to the world of vegetarian thanks because of you more and more animals will save their lives thanks:)
Proteins: Body's protein needs can be provided by either animal or plant sources. Mixed protein diet obtained from various plant sources is better than animal protein and is recommended in diabetes, renal diseases and liver diseases. Mixed protein diet from different plant sources has been the pattern of diet in India for all vegetarians.

Carbohydrates: Carbohydrates are mainly found in plant foods; like cereals, grains, fresh and dry fruits, legumes, vegetable, greens, nuts etc. plant carbohydrates include' large amounts of starches, sugar and fibers which are important for gut functions. The body is better suited to a high carbohydrate diet than a low carbohydrate diet. In fact 55% of the food intake should be carbohydrate. All animal products do not contain carbohydrate which is essential for body.

Fat: Plant fats differ from animal fats in two different ways 1) they are cholesterol free 2) they generally contain more polyunsaturated fat and less saturated fats. Plant fats usually have higher polyunsaturated fat value than animal fats.

A diet which is low in cholesterol and which contains fat of a high PIS value is associated with a lower incident of coronary health disease.

Vitamins and Minerals: plant foods are rich in many vitamins and minerals.

Vitamin D: Vitamin D is obtained by exposure of skin to sun light and this is not a problem in India.

Calcium: The vegetarians can meet their needs for calcium from dairy products. Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Dark green vegetables are good sources of Riboflavin as are legumes and whole grain cereal.

Iron: The problem of iron deficiency is relatively common but vitamin C significantly enhances absorption of iron hence it is advisable for vegetarians to include with each meal a food high in vitamin C which as lime, citrus fruits or juices.

Zinc: Zinc is found in large number of plant foods.

Fiber: Fiber is found only in vegetarian food like whole grain cereals, legumes, greens, fruits, vegetable etc.

Thus in vegetarian foods all requirement of nutrition for body growth and maintenance is fulfilled. One can have a complete and balanced diet provided we take enough food which is as close to nature as possible in maintaining sturdy and disease free body. It is equally helpful in curing many diseases.

ADVANTAGES OF VEGETARIAN DIET:
More & more evidence is surfacing that directly links a prolonged non- vegetarian diet to diseases as cancers, heart diseases, diabetes, asthma just to name a few.

1. LOGEVITY: Vegetarian can expect to live 4-10 years longer then the non-vegetarians.

" Source: Seventh day Adventists study

2. LESS HEART DISEASE: Because of low fat, saturated fat and cholesterol content of the vegetarian diet the risk of heart disease is lowered. High blood cholesterol levels are associated with increased risk of heart disease.

3. LESS CANCER: Up to 40% of all cancers are diet related. Cancer death rates have been associated with obesity and high fat / low fiber diet. Vitamin A & C are thought to be protective against colon cancer. Low fat diets protect against prostrate and breast cancer. Indoles, lignans, isoflavones, protease inhibitors which are present in plant foods and shown to be potent anti carcinogens.

4. LESS BOWEL DISEASE: Diverticular disease and appendicitis occur more frequently with low fiber intake as in meat diet.

5. LEES OBESITY & LESS INCIDENCE OF DIABETES: It is easier to plan a low fat diet for a vegetarian then for a meat eater. The fiber in plant food dilutes the energy & provides a satisfying meal without all the calories. Diabetes over the age of 40 seems to be related to obesity.

um... don't know about soy proteins. eat alot of dark green veggies or you could end up with a lack of iron in your blood. I'm not even vegetarian and i got a lack of iron from a lack of green veggies.

Your diet should contain 10% soy its like a fuel.Sugar does the same as soy,it turns to a glucose to fill our energy needs.Some people like me..:) dont consume sugar or additives like ketchup and mustard cuz of the glucose value in the end.Wholesum foods are good for energy...thats all it is.In india a guy got cancer from too much last year...lol
BTW your future husband wont like it.

I am not trying to win the points, but I did want to say that I have heard from some super healthy people that soy isn't good for you like they say it is, now alot of things get a bad review from time to time, but from what they said I would stear clear of it.

Well, how much soy do you eat? If you eat lots of soy as protein source, you are under the wrong impression that you need LOTS of protein to survive. Truth is, as my old nemesis Krister is correct in pointing out, people actually consume too much protein. And there are other sources of protein in a vegetarian diet other than soy. It just became popular because soy is used a lot to make "mock" meats and soy milk, beautifully packaged and promoted, is very convenient.

Soy in moderation, like most things is not bad for you. But over doing it will be. Plus not all soy products are that healthy. Any product, even soy, overloaded with sugars, preservatives and sodium is nothing more than glorified junk food.

I do not know. I think it is harmful because it gives us, vegetarians, protein that we don't get! =] If it was harmful for us I do not think there would be so much of it. I think it is bad though to eat it at every meal though, so eat it in moderation( meaning like once or twice a day).

I hope this helps!!!
*good question!*

First of all, I hope all the soy you are eating is organic. Most soy, especially soy isolate is GMO (genetically modified organism) and it is usually the Brazilian Nut gene. Some people are allergic to soy, so you might want to get tested to see if you are. Also soy is just a bean. Maybe a bean that has more protein, than say a regular pinto bean, but it is a bean none the less. Would you go around eating kidney beans all day? It is not good to rely on one food group for your nourishment.
Now, processed food, including all the vegetarian burgers and fake meat products, are simply not good for you. They are filled with all sorts of preservatives and fillers (soy protein isolate for one = GMO soy) and your body has a hard time processing/digesting them. Now if you eat one of these once in awhile, say once a week or so, then you might have enough time for your body/liver to deal with the toxins from the processed food. But if you eat it everyday, and worst! eat at least one soy processed food item at every meal! Eeeeek! Your liver will be overtaxed and overburdened with all those toxins that it will just wrap it up in fat cells and put it in adipose tissue (fat around the middle waistline). Unless you have a super liver and that can deal with anything! Especially a young liver.
You really don't need all that much protein in your diet as everybody says. I am a weight lifter and I eat gemma/pea protein powder, hemp protein powder, brown rice protein powder, and believe it or not protein from dried broccoli sprouts! Plus all the protein I get from sprouted whole wheat bagels and bread, and all the other legumes (kidney, pinto, red, and black beans). No soy for me. I am one of the vegans who is allergic to soy, but I can still lift weights and grow muscles!

definately not - you need at least 2-3 serves of soy to keep a well-balanced diet.

soy is needed as much as fruits and vegs - all contribute to a balanced diet see? simple.

you do not need to eat any soy or soy protein on a vegetarian diet.

There are many products where too much of it can harm you, but as you don't need to eat soy its easy to cut down on it.

I'm not saying it is, or is not, harmful. but if its a concern the simple answer is to reduce intake.

Who is she, the Soy Queen? Any protein is better than animal protein.





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