Forum Discussion
Confusing indeed, what to make of the first link (specifically section 7) We are more likely to survive if we consume soy, but also more likely to get the disease? My poor brain, I think I'll have to leave processing that piece of information for another life. Like all things cancer related there are so many studies and so many interpretations of the results. Force feeding rats soy for months is not the same as people eating it as part of a diverse diet.
I'm sure there are things that I have done and still do--like carry an extra 10kgs of fat on my carcass--, that are going to put me at a higher risk than eating the odd bit of tofu ***pulls face and gags*** or putting soy milk on my cereal ***more spitting*** My oncologist quite rightly points out that the amount of soy present in 'soy milk' is very small and that you would have to consume a huge amount to ingest significant amounts of phyto-oestrogens. His opinion is that common sense should prevail and, particularly for vegetarians who want to keep their protein consumption at an appropriate level, the benefits of a generally healthy diet probably out weigh the risks of eating moderate amounts of soy.