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Vegetarians - Mentally and Physically Weaker!
Take this soy -boy! Can Eating Soy Cause Iron Deficiency? A typical criticism of high soy vegetarian diets is based on concerns about anemia, a condition known to most doctors. This potential iron deficiency-causing condition may be cause for concern. Dietary iron and serum ferritin levels (in healthy people, most iron is stored as ferritin, an estimated 70% in men and 80% in women) and smaller amounts, stored as hemosiderin, were measured in a group of Chinese vegetarian and non-vegetarian students. A major characteristic of the vegetarian diet was the replacement of meat by soybean products. Dietary iron was similar in both groups of men, but was significantly higher in female vegetarians than in non-vegetarians. However, the median plasma ferritin concentration was about 50% lower in the vegetarians of both sexes than in the non-vegetarians. Although the men did not show evidence of iron depletion, the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency were 30% and 50%, respectively, in these female vegetarians. These values were more than twice as high as those for the non-vegetarian women. We believe that, consumed to excess, soy has many potential anti-nutrient effects. A good resource article on this subject is: "Implications of Anti-nutritional Components in Soybean Foods", by Irvin E. Liener. You will burn not BBQ, in hell! Amen! |