Is Soy Dangerous? | Neal Barnard, MD

Is soy healthy or is it dangerous? Maybe you have heard rumors that soy can cause cancer or cause your hormones to go haywire? Neal Barnard, MD examines the rumors, but most importantly the science around soy.

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[wilhelmhesse]

Been telling people that Chinese have been eating soy foods for centuries and they often live above the age of westerners and not just modern westerners but going way back centuries before processed foods became a big thing in the industrialized western world. That alone is enough proof to show soy/ soya beans aren't all that bad.

[nelarizaj]

It's so frustrating that you can't know what is true and what not so many doctors say it's bad and the rest say it's good. Both of them have studies behind which support them...

[Frasianfamily]

I’ve drank exclusively soy milk since I was a kid. I’m now 43. I never have had any health issues.

[courag]

There are 10 people who are too intellectually challenged so they want cancer, or who just hate that women are finding a way to survive and men too, my husband had prostate cancer. the 5 years I spent being vegan and exploring the wonders of soy, he would not touch it. He got stage 4 cancer, could not wait for a diet change, he had surgery vs. chemo and radiation. He is vegan now because he had to go through the horrors of that surgery to know there is something dreadfully wrong with the American Diet.

In my family: my mother and my sister died of breast cancer; on my husband’s side, his mother died of breast cancer. She had fought cancer for years, started as colon cancer, went to the uterus, then on to the breast. She LOVED Dairy, but Dairy did not love her. Almost all of the tastes and textures can be mimicked by plants.

You don’t have to give up good eating. Things really do taste good. If your family would prefer you dead to alive, is your family’s issue. Educate them and don’t die!

[chiyerano]

Concerning manboobs and cancer, a person is more likely to get that from dairy.

[janicerigsbee]

Thank you for explaining this! I’ve told people for years that nothing is wrong with soy.

[NoExitLoveNow]

I've started including soy beans in my beans because I'm convinced soy is actually good for you.

[neardeathexperience]

Thank you for debunking a lot of what I hear almost daily as I drink Soya milk and so does my teenage daughter. We hear myths that it will mess up my menopausal symptoms right now and stop my daughter from maturing lol....I think people see one article and run with it and don't get the actual facts. I am so glad I don't have to give up my favourite milk 😃

[legobuilders]

Phytoestrogens in soy are minimal compared to beer. Worried about manboobs? Do NOT drink beer.

[camiedes]

I am Vegan and on a plant based food diet, and Soy Products are often in my diet. Especially because i lived in Japan for 22 years! In Japan we do consume Soy products everyday for almost all 3 meals😊

[simonalexandercritchley]

Thanks again Dr.Barnard, A voice of reason in the sea of confusion and misleading information. I use Macro certified organic soy in New Zealand (Australian made). Only C.O ingredients and not GMO. My advice look for similar in your part of the world.

[gentlemantube]

Finally a video that clarifies that heated topic.
I feel great that I had 4 soya dogs last night 😂
On a serious note, Dr Barnard is such an inspiration for me. I know there is genetic in the equation but regardless, I would love to look as healthy as him when I would be near his age (67).

[jonathanmagic]

Thankyou for this video, it's disturbing the number of 'experts' on utube telling people to get off Soy, even some doctors with huge followings and pushing their own over simplified Fads.
Your opinion is supported by Scientists with decades of experience ( Dr William Li) working in Labs analyzing foods who not only have proven that Soy being harmful is a long held myth but also it's anti cancer benefits are well documented.

[modes]

It's crazy how much propaganda there is against soy. I eat a fair amount of it mainly as TVP or tofu and have a six-pack now, of course that mostly has to do with limiting calories and regular exercise.

[madmuffinz]

I can't believe there's a conspiracy that "a plant full of protein is bad for you"
If you eat soy, btw, then it's all about texture and seasoning. Even meat on its own is boring without picking out on how to get the right textures and seasoning.

[SoldbyPhil.realtor]

Great work, Dr Barnard!Question: One block of tofu (4 servings - approximately 280 cal.)
Would eating one block of tofu on a daily basis be too much?

[Pattycake]

Just started to really dive in and cook with soy. I’m loving it! Soy milk is one of my new favs as well.

[MBap]

There are too many special interests, politics, and agendas involved in nutrition, diet and health advice. It is very unfortunate and following bad recommendations in order to avoid suffering may lead to the very suffering a person was trying to avoid and was probably not at risk for to begin with.

[LenkaSaratoga]

Thank you for debunking all these made up concerns about soy-cancer connection due to estrogen content. Soy rocks! (and so does Barnard 😉)

[hungwaicheung]

i am asian, i eat soy product everyday.


it is very good nutritious food