Although advertising has led many of us to believe that soy is healthy, the fact of the matter is that for many people it creates, rather than prevents health problems – including obesity, hypothyroidism, osteoporosis and indigestion.
Even those who know soy is not good for them have trouble avoiding it. Soy is found in over 60% of food products, even in places where you would not expect it to be. For example: Soy can be found in most canned tunas, canned soups, chocolate, pizza, frozen dinners, breads, muffins, donuts, cake mixes, hot chocolate, some baby foods, and thousands of other popular products.
One reason soy is so hard to detect is that it has many aliases. Manufacturers do not always list soy as an ingredient, instead the labels read:
• Textured vegetable protein (TVP)
• Textured plant protein
• Hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)
• Vegetable oil (which often contains soy oil)
• MSG (monosodium glutamate)
• Lecithin
• Broth
Keep in mind that food labels and ingredient lists change without warning, and manufacturers often switch the ingredients of a product. That’s why it’s so important to learn to check labels.
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Women have been obsessed with their weight for years. They try one fad diet after another, only to gain back the pounds, plus some!
I never had a weight problem, always ate everything in moderation, played racquetball 3 times a week, and was so uncomfortable for eight years! My weight climbed from 118lbs to 150lbs! Blood work revealed nothing!
Doctors said “it’s menopause” and to increase my soy intake. I had soy protein drinks for breakfast, soy protein bars for a snack, and a healthy dinner – so I thought.
In 2003, I developed a severe allergy to soy (the anaphylactic shock type) and spent 4 days in the ICU. Doctors said it was food poisoning – it wasn’t! It was an allergy to soy!
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In today’s market 60% of the food commercially available contains some form of soy. Consumers need to know where the soy is hidden in such common items as prepared frozen foods, sauces, seasoning mixes and salad dressings.
Here are six quick and simple substitutes for products containing soy.
1. Instead of using vegetable oil – which often contains soy oil as part of the mix – use olive, safflower, or coconut oil.
2. Use real butter instead of margarine, butter substitutes or shortening, all of which contain soybean oil.
3. Many microwave meals – including seasoned frozen vegetables – particularly those in a sauce, contain soybean oil. Instead buy fresh/or unprocessed frozen vegetables.
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We have all been conned into believing that soy is healthy!
The fact of the matter is, soy products are creating more health problems, not preventing them, including obesity.
After developing a severe soy allergy and nearly dying, I learned how bad soy is at any age. Over 60% of products on the shelves that you eat contain soy. When I eliminated soy from my diet, I lost 32 pounds – weight the doctors told me was tied to menopause. For eight years I complained to doctors about my nausea, bloating and unusual weight gain.
This can be a challenge because soy is in so many products where we would not expect it. It’s in canned tuna, canned soups, chocolate, pizza, frozen dinners, most bread, muffins, donuts, cake mixes, hot chocolate, some baby foods, and tens of thousands of other popular products.
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