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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tofu isn't good for you?  My kids love it, should I be witholding it?  Plain, cubed tofu?[/quote]

Excessive soy isn't good, but the processed stuff is usually worse. Tofu, miso, edamame are OK in moderation. [/quote]

Tofu isn't what they mean when they talk about "processed" soy, they mean soy flour / oil / protein / lecithin in packaged foods.  Tofu is fermented, it's one of the best forms of soy you can eat.[/quote]

Wow, sorry but that's seriously wrong.

1. Tofu is not fermented.

[b]2. Unfermented soy products - INCLUDING TOFU - are harmful because soy has phytoestrogens (plant compounds that mimic estrogen in the human body). These should be eaten only occasionally. This includes soy milk, edamame, soy products as a food additive, etc.[/b]

3. Fermented soy products are not a danger. This includes miso paste, natto, tempeh, etc.

I am married to an Asian. There's a common misconception that they eat tofu all the time - not so, it's an occasional food. Fermented soy, on the other hand, is often an everyday food (e.g., miso eaten with almost every meal in Japan).[/quote]

Per Wikipedia:  A 2010 meta-analysis of fifteen placebo-controlled studies said that "neither soy foods nor isoflavone supplements alter measures of bioavailable testosterone concentrations in men."[/quote]

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