One more question: I saw someone say that soy is bad for you unless it's fermented soy?!
Answers: How so? Validate this claim someone if you can...
well i went on google, it says that this person said:
"I am also aware of many articles circulating on the Internet and in health magazines which say that soy is bad for you. First of all, let me say that there are at least 30 - 40 scientific papers on soy published each month. If you do a search on PubMed, you will find almost 7,000 papers with “soy” in the title and over 19,000 with soy in the abstract. So, it would be quite easy to build a false case against soy by citing a handful of these thousands of studies."
"To sum up the research on humans, the bulk of the evidence indicates that 2 to 3 servings of soy is perfectly safe, possibly even protective against disease. A serving of soy is 1/2 cup of tofu, tempeh, soybeans or textured vegetable protein, or 1 cup of soymilk."
the following can happen if you have to much:
Thyroid Problems, Breast cancer, dementia, kidney stones
On a Brighter Note
"There is evidence that soy intake may be protective against heart disease, prostate cancer, osteoporosis4, and menopausal symptoms. Tempeh is also a good source of absorbable zinc."
"Of course, some people are allergic to soy and should avoid it. Other people say they feel better when not eating soy. And other people feel better when they do eat soy. But the research indicates it’s “not unsafe” for most people at 2 to 3 servings a day."
Some research points to harmful effects from unfermented soy. If you google soy, you're going to find a helluva lot more than the other answerer is indicating. Choosing what 1 person says doesn't cut it.
It has to do with phyto-estrogens and the interference with the absorbability of some key nutrients.
Most of the vegers call any anti-soy news "meat industry propaganda" but will believe anything positive about it and believe anything negative said about meat. That's called bias.