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Specifically there's suspicion regarding soy protein isolates which are produced in an industrial setting using hexane: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010
by zzzeek 8y ago
Specifically there's suspicion regarding soy protein isolates which are produced in an industrial setting using hexane: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/04/a-study-found-hexane-in-soy-protein-should-you-stop-eating-veggie-burgers.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2010/04/a-study-found-he...
additionally, soy's estrogenic nature (combined with the disproportionately widespread use of soy in processed food products, which would be the "not natural" part) is suspected of having potential influences on breast cancer, male fertility, and thyroid function.
you can of course argue none of these things are nearly as bad as the saturated fat in beef but I feel more comfortable with a sunshine burger that's just brown rice and sunflower seeds.
- intopieces 8y agoThe soy thing is long disproved. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/soy/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/soy/
- zzzeek 8y agomany soy studies are heavily influenced by corporate interests not unlike how Coca Cola and tobacco companies in the past have had extreme influence on the scientific community so while I still eat soy I will continue to avoid the industrially processed variety, but thanks for showing me things I already have read.