Originally Posted by mrkott3r
So I take it soy = bad? Are dietry substitutes ok? Or should I really try and find products that have protein in them. From what Ive heard supplements are bad, but I wasn't really paying attention.
most supplements are fine.
The benefits of fermented and nonfermented soy have been mixed and muddled, and the consumption of soy by Asians has been somewhat distorted by the vegan movement in their effort to provide a meat substitute.
http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/
http://www.westonaprice.org/mythstruths/mtsoy.html
http://www.mercola.com/2005/mar/23/soy.htm
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodm...2291%2C00.html
You're better off with protein powders.
also, one problem we all have is too much omega 6 fatty acids, relative to omega 3.
Soy oil is too high in omega 6:
http://www.veganhealth.org/sh/ Scroll down to "omega".. Keep in mind, this link is on a vegan site, so it's hardly biased -- I could put some 'real' links on here, but they'd obviously be shouted down as anti-vegan.
By the way, I'm one of those old, loser, mature-age, deferred students with 2/3 of a nutrition degree
big deal!!! I spent most of the first 2 years trying to find what kemistree was