Fwd: [thechat] Silk?

[Erika Meyer]

Deke sez:

>Concern has arisen over a possible detrimental effect of soy in breast
>cancer patients because of the estrogen-like effects of isoflavones.

Leaving aside the obvious fact that humans and mice are two different 
species (& require significantly different diets), it isn't clear 
from that excerpt whether the mice were fed soy the "whole food" or 
some kind of extracted "soy protein."

Besides the non-human issue, these are mice who already have tumors 
induced in them.  Female mice with induced tumors, not healthy human 
females...

In the US, what we are told is healthy has as much to do with 
meat/milk industry lobbying as anything, so it is good that we our 
own research.

I wish scientists would do more studies on how environmental toxics 
(produced by industry) might be linked to the rising rate of breast 
cancer.  But oh well.

>There are a *lot* of pesticides used in raising soy:

as with many fruits & veggies.
so I buy organic & hope for the best.

<tangent>
unfortunately, the whole fricken world grows ever more toxic & I 
can't control a lot of the food my child eats.  Shall we talk about 
public school lunches?

But regarding my child I am more worried about the flaking, 
crumbling, peeling lead-based paint on my back porch, windowsills & 
doors... you know what I mean?  oops there goes another 10 IQ 
points...

I heard they phased out lead-based paint in Europe 100 years ago when 
the industry realized it was toxic.  Typical fricken USA kept using 
it for another 75 years.

Sometimes I forget how expendable we all are.
</tangent>

>Trans fatty acids are only formed during the hydrogenation process.

I try to avoid hydrogenated oils.

>I will go along with those who argue that monosaturated oils are
>probably the best for you, but sheesh, olive oil *smells*. Yuck!

I *heart* olive oil & use it for almost everything that requires fat, 
except baking.

Erika
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