Re: Would-be mums told to avoid soya

On 23 Jun 2005 11:07:50 -0700, TC wrote in
<news:1119550070.723137.91130@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
sci.med.nutrition :

> outrider@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> [89 quoted lines suppressed]
>
> In Asian countries they eat only fermented soy.

Hmm... At a Chinese restaurant I ate soy noodles.
They also use soy sprouts.

> Fermentation
> neutralizes phyto-toxins.

So does cooking, doesn't it?

> Westerners eat or drink (as in "soymilk") the
> soy bean without properly fermenting it to neutralize the phyto-toxins.
> And in Asian countries much of the soy eaten is properly fermented and
> used only as a condiment (as in soya sauce, Miso and Natto). They only
> use soy as a protein replacement irregularly or when there is a
> shortage of real protein foods.
>
> Soy is not real food, especially when it is just ground up and
> consumed. You must neutralize the phyto-toxins.


Well, I guess you need to cook some other legumes (red beans for instance)
as well :)
.

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