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Re: Why are Soy products bad for PCOS? (pancaea)
From: Panacea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Mar 2002 19:51:08 -0600 (CST)
I will go through my hundreds of links on the matter and find some for
you. The basic FACT about soy is that it IS a goitrogen, PERIOD. People
who are at risk for hypothyroidism and even some who aren't, should not
be eating it, or should limit their consumption to under 30 grams of the
substance a day. That is not up for dispute. Goitrogenic foods should
be avoided by people at risk for thyroid disease. I will find studies
for you. I recall one where mice were fed soy and stopped growing into
adulthood... or babies who were fed soy formulas and had an extremely
higher instance of hypothyroidism...
At Sat, 30 Mar 2002, paula wrote:
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>Panacea,
>
>the problem with the links presented is that they are not primary
>sources, rather they are articles compiled by people who are obviously
>anti-soy. while that opinion is valid, and could very well be based in
>fact, i personally would need to see the actual studies that PROVE soy
>is dangerous. i do not eat soy, not because i think it is dangerous,
>but because i see no use for it in my daily diet. i am however open to
>the possibility that soy does indeed have harmful effects. do you have
>any links to actual studies done by non-biased parties?
>
>love, paula
>
>ps, the same goes for your previous post about provera. i did not
>intend that to be an attack, rather i would be very interested in actual
>information that shows it is not as good as the progesterone creams or
>suppositories, especially since i have been taking provera on and off
>for about 14 years. please do not assume that because i challange
>studies, that i am challenging your opinions or your sources, instead i
>am looking for non-biased information that can prove helpful.
>
>--
>please feel free to email me at paulam@communicomm.com
>
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Panacea
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