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I switched to fortified vanilla soy milk about 2 weeks ago, (from 1% milk), and holy moly what a difference. I have a big bowl of breakfast cereal and milk for

by plg 8y ago

I switched to fortified vanilla soy milk about 2 weeks ago, (from 1% milk), and holy moly what a difference. I have a big bowl of breakfast cereal and milk for breakfast, and also milk in a morning latte and a mid-day latte. Switching to soy milk: - in 2 weeks I have lost about 5 lbs (all other food, and exercise routines, stayed the same) - I feel less bloated after breakfast and after coffee Maybe I was dealing with a slight lactose intolerance, I dunno (is there such a things as a "slight" lactose intolerance??). Anyway, I'm not switching back.

pentae 8y ago
I've always avoided Soy as I read a long time ago that it contains plant based estrogen and can be a problem for men like gynecomastia. Of course, I have no idea if that's true or not but I'd rather not worry about it and just pick up Almond milk instead.
- wingworks 8y ago
  Same here, I made the switch to Almond milk about a year ago and have stopped using any "real" milk or butter as prices here in New Zealand are through the roof at the moment (e.g. 500g butter is $6.30 NZD ($4.15 USD), over double what they used to be. I have no plans to go back either, I feel great these days, and I'm pretty sure it's because of the lack of milk products.
- Dylan16807 8y ago
  It's not.
- Nasrudith 8y ago
  Humans don't digest soy in the same way as animal models - studies found no hormonal impact on a heavy soy diet. If hormone absorption was that readily influenced digestively one should only eat meat of the same sex and athletes should be eating rocky mountain oysters and spotted hyena meat frequently as a loophole for steroids as it is just food that happens to have testerone and not drugs.
frankydp 8y ago
You are certainly describing a lactose intolerance vs allergy. If you immediately presented with symptoms there was nothing slight about it, it is just an intolerance. My household prefers lactose free milk(not necessarily Lactaid brand) over alternatives, which can also be cheaper. I would also guess that you will continue to drop weight as your digestion improves and inflammation decreases. The best way to describe it would be that you had self inflicted IBS. We had a child in care in our home that presented with obvious un-diagnosed lactose intolerance. After removing lactose, she dropped about 3-4% body weight in about 60 days, and then grew about 12% in height over 120-150 days. So her ability to absorb nutrients dramatically shifted after we got her off lactose. I am sure other factors contributed, but simply not having nearly constant loose stool drastically changed her health. I am also convinced that a much larger portion of the population has difficulty in processing lactose than people think.

by plg 8y ago

pentae 8y ago

I've always avoided Soy as I read a long time ago that it contains plant based estrogen and can be a problem for men like gynecomastia. Of course, I have no idea if that's true or not but I'd rather not worry about it and just pick up Almond milk instead.

wingworks 8y ago
Same here, I made the switch to Almond milk about a year ago and have stopped using any "real" milk or butter as prices here in New Zealand are through the roof at the moment (e.g. 500g butter is $6.30 NZD ($4.15 USD), over double what they used to be. I have no plans to go back either, I feel great these days, and I'm pretty sure it's because of the lack of milk products.
Dylan16807 8y ago
It's not.
Nasrudith 8y ago
Humans don't digest soy in the same way as animal models - studies found no hormonal impact on a heavy soy diet. If hormone absorption was that readily influenced digestively one should only eat meat of the same sex and athletes should be eating rocky mountain oysters and spotted hyena meat frequently as a loophole for steroids as it is just food that happens to have testerone and not drugs.

frankydp 8y ago

You are certainly describing a lactose intolerance vs allergy. If you immediately presented with symptoms there was nothing slight about it, it is just an intolerance. My household prefers lactose free milk(not necessarily Lactaid brand) over alternatives, which can also be cheaper. I would also guess that you will continue to drop weight as your digestion improves and inflammation decreases. The best way to describe it would be that you had self inflicted IBS. We had a child in care in our home that presented with obvious un-diagnosed lactose intolerance. After removing lactose, she dropped about 3-4% body weight in about 60 days, and then grew about 12% in height over 120-150 days. So her ability to absorb nutrients dramatically shifted after we got her off lactose. I am sure other factors contributed, but simply not having nearly constant loose stool drastically changed her health. I am also convinced that a much larger portion of the population has difficulty in processing lactose than people think.