An Albert Einstein quote comes to mind - "A foolish faith in authority is the enemy of truth". I'll send you the article on phylates. :)
WOW ...thank you for posting that information!!! That is very Very interesting to learn.....
its like so many things....one year if a WOMAN has more than 2 cups of coffee it INCREASES her chances of Breat Cancer...2 years go by......Coffee NOW reduces a womans chance if she consumes more than 2 cups of coffee.
WINE??? OMG they have thrown so many "researches" at us I just dont' drink alcohol at ALL!!
And don't get me started on microwaves.....it's the media the people that love to scare the H3LL outta of us....
we can do all our own research ...so we read articles writen by Top Universitiy researchers only to find out THEY TOO will recant what they wrote years later???
it's enough to make ya crazy O_o........
Thank you again for the info....I look at it like this....everything in moderation......no matter what it is...chocolate cake...a piece NOT THE CAKE...Chips...NOT THE BAG....Soda....limited amounts of everything is just fine.
I'll continue to drink my Soy Milk....just SLoooow down on my intake.....I tried the Almond and didn't care much for it ....it wasn't BAD....I just prefer soy....
thanks again....ps where did you get all that infomation on phytates??
Kim
Sorry, i meant magnesium is the most important co factor for vitamin D absorption. :)
The phytates in soy milk may block the absorption of certain minerals, including magnesium, calcium, iron and zinc. Magnesium is the most important co factor of vitamin D deficiency so this could explains how the vitamin D deficiency may occur. I came across an article on pros and cons of phytic acid however. Hmmm. O_o
"Critics of soymilk claim that phytates inhibit calcium absorption, and
should be avoided. Pages 30-34 of Food Phytates contain charts revealing
phytate contents in various foods.
Since soymilk is the bone of contention, I chose its phytate content to
serve as a baseline for comparison to other foods.
The percentage of phytatees in soymilk is listed as 0.11%.
I've selected twelve other commonly eaten foods for comparisons. Durham
wheat, brown rice, corn, oats, white rice, whole wheat bread, corn
chips, peanuts, kidney beans, cashews, almonds, and America's "Breakfast of Champions," Wheaties.
Let's use common logic here. If any of these foods contain more phytates
than soymilk, they should not be eaten, according to soy/phytate
detractors, right?
Well, each food listed contains greater amounts of phytates than
soymilk. Here are the factors:
Durham wheat contains 8 times more phytates than soymilk (0.88%).
Brown rice contains more than 8 times the amount of phytates as does
soymilk (0.89%).
Corn contains nearly 7 times more phytates than soymilk (0.75%).
Oats contain nearly 4 times as many phytates as does soymilk (0.42).
White rice contains double the amount of phytates as does soymilk
(0.23%).
Whole wheat bread contains almost 4 times more phytates than soymilk
(0.43%).
Corn chips contain double the amount of phytates when compared to
soymilk (0.24%).
Peanuts contain almost 10 times more phytates than soymilk (1.05%).
Kidney beans contain 8 times more phytates than soymilk (0.89%).
Cashews contain almost 6 times as many phytates as soymilk (0.63%).
Almonds contain 12 times more phytates than soymilk (1.35%).
Wheaties, contain nearly fourteen times more phytates than soymilk
(1.52%).
Now, let's get to the point of this. In their introduction and summary
of the scientific substantiation to follow, the authors of Food Phytates
write:
"Recent investigations have focused on the beneficial effect of food
phytates, based upon their strong mineral-chelating property...The
beneficial effects include lowering of serum cholesterol and
triglycerides and protection against certain diseases such as
cardiovascular diseases, renal stone formation, and certain types of
cancers."
Thank you for your reply...LIKE everything...we hear one year "its the BEST thing for you" then 5, 10 years later...."it causes breast cancer or other types of cancer its BAD FOR YOU"...
But when my blood work came back 6 weeks ago and my Vtiamin D was Dangerously LoW I started to look into causes and I eat very healthy...I was a personal trainer and also studied nutrition so i have the the knowledge...I just started reading more and more articles on soy and thought...well maybe that caused my deficiency with the vitamin D....
That's when I found the article on how vitamins not being absorbed due to Soy.....
I don't want to take what the dr prescribed the 50,000 IU once a week for 6 months then check my blood again to only be told Its still dangerously low?
So thank you for your reply & sugesting Almond Milk.....I will try it...as I have grown to Loathe the taste of regular milk.....
Thanks again,
Kim
There are more reasons to skip soy than to consume it. If your lactose/ dairy intolerant, try almond milk, much more healthy, "crisp" and not mucousy at all. Flavors are available to.
Chemically, soy looks like estrogen to the human body.
Soy is in every processed food we eat. Just way to much in soy milk. Say no to soy milk. Your immune system will thank you.