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Well, there are some pretty demented people eating it.
1 posted on 07/04/2008 9:45:48 PM PDT by atomic conspiracy
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Tofu 'may raise risk of dementia'

I usually sprinkle MSG on mine. No problems so far...

2 posted on 07/04/2008 9:49:39 PM PDT by Libloather (July is Liberal Awareness Month.)
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To: atomic conspiracy

Glad I had a MEAT cook out today.


3 posted on 07/04/2008 9:49:44 PM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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Choosing tofu is proof of dementia.


4 posted on 07/04/2008 9:54:20 PM PDT by Petronski (Scripture & Tradition must be accepted & honored w/equal sentiments of devotion & reverence. CCC 82)
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To: atomic conspiracy

I eat lots of um....what’s it called?

Where am I?


5 posted on 07/04/2008 9:54:46 PM PDT by Pylon (Remember boys, flies spread disease, so keep yours closed.)
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I knew that stuff had to be bad for you!


6 posted on 07/04/2008 9:58:13 PM PDT by swmobuffalo ("We didn't seek the approval of Code Pink and MoveOn.org before deciding what to do")
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Soy is among several foods people with low thyroid cannot eat - it is Goitrogenic.


7 posted on 07/04/2008 9:58:22 PM PDT by Linden1209
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Soy is among several foods people with low thyroid cannot eat - it is Goitrogenic.


8 posted on 07/04/2008 9:58:38 PM PDT by Linden1209
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To: atomic conspiracy

University of Hawaii study, 1996, tofu bad for the brain.


9 posted on 07/04/2008 10:00:15 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: atomic conspiracy

Anyone that eats tofu is already brain dead!


11 posted on 07/04/2008 10:02:22 PM PDT by dalereed (both)
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I need to remember this.

Some dance eat to remember

Some dance eat to forget

12 posted on 07/04/2008 10:03:16 PM PDT by ThomasThomas ( Tagline: (optional, printed after your name on post):)
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To: atomic conspiracy

Soy is among several foods people with low thyroid cannot eat - Goitrogenic.


13 posted on 07/04/2008 10:04:08 PM PDT by Linden1209
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To: atomic conspiracy

What is the causality? Does tofu cause dementia, or do demented people like eating tofu?


14 posted on 07/04/2008 10:04:48 PM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: atomic conspiracy

Umm, what’s a tofu again?

I know I ate some last week, but I forgot what it’s made of.

Oh, well.


15 posted on 07/04/2008 10:06:15 PM PDT by Ben Reyes
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tofu...the ambiguous clot


16 posted on 07/04/2008 10:07:03 PM PDT by wardaddy (these are dark days politically)
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But there’s a positive side, as well, from the article.

“The latest study also found that eating tempe, a fermented soy product made from the whole soy bean, was associated with better memory.

Professor Hogervorst said the beneficial effect of tempe might be related to the fact that it contains high levels of the vitamin folate, which is known to reduce dementia risk.

“It may be that that the interaction between high levels of both folate and phytoestrogens protects against cognitive impairment.”

She also stressed that there was no suggestion that eating tofu in moderation posed a problem.

Rebecca Wood, of the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, which funded the study, said more research was needed to pin down the potential risks and benefits of so-called superfoods.

However, she said: “This kind of research into the causes of Alzheimer’s could lead scientists to new ways of preventing this devastating disease.”


17 posted on 07/04/2008 10:13:56 PM PDT by Sun (Pray that God sends us good leaders. Please say a prayer now.)
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Tofu!

This must be the key to understanding our Democrat friends.

They don’t remember all the Klintoon kerfluffles.

They don’t remember the borking of Federal Judge Robert Bork.

They don’t remember what a joke Jammah Cahtah was.

They don’t remember the daily follies of Ted Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, Turban Durbin, etc.

They all eat too much tofu - problem now understood. Ban tofu.


18 posted on 07/04/2008 10:23:49 PM PDT by Rembrandt (We would have won Viet Nam w/o Dim interference.)
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19 posted on 07/04/2008 10:25:29 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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****Tofu ‘may raise risk of dementia’****

So that is what is wrong with “them”!


20 posted on 07/04/2008 10:32:18 PM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: atomic conspiracy
It seems to me that when such studies are carried out in “urban and rural regions of Java,” there might just be too many other factors bearing on the mental health of the elderly.

I'm not a tofu (”doufu” in Mandarin) fan, believe me. I live and work in China where it is eaten all around me every day. I can't get into it. But I seriously doubt that the same results would be found in any such study were it to be conducted in Metro Shanghai. There are just too many other factors.

22 posted on 07/04/2008 10:38:32 PM PDT by John Leland 1789
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A third theory is that damage is caused not by the tofu, but by formaldehyde, which is sometimes used in Indonesia as a preservative.

Might be a good idea to do a much larger, better designed study.

23 posted on 07/04/2008 10:50:58 PM PDT by TChad
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Dementia? Mimicking female sex hormone?

Maybe there is a clue to understanding tofu eating liberals here ;-)

24 posted on 07/04/2008 10:54:26 PM PDT by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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Soy products are a major alternative protein source to meat for many people in the developing world.

But until the 20th century, most of it was fermented first (like tempe, miso, etc.)

Why Soy is NOT health food

Soy Alert from Weston A. Price

27 posted on 07/04/2008 11:27:42 PM PDT by Tamar1973 (Catch the Korean Wave, one Bae Yong Joon film at a time!)
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HI! Everybody! Where am I? What?


28 posted on 07/04/2008 11:46:25 PM PDT by Coffee200am
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Soy is a disgusting trick played on the masses. It’s used as a cheap ingredient in SO many of our products. On top of that, it’s in the top ten of food allergens.


29 posted on 07/05/2008 12:23:16 AM PDT by conservative cat
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To: atomic conspiracy

This would explain why PETA are such a bunch of retards.


34 posted on 07/05/2008 4:54:58 AM PDT by Lamchops
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I guess I’ll have to switch from the soy to the seitan in order to get my protien.


38 posted on 07/05/2008 12:43:28 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Barak Obama: An American African, Not An African-American. (There is a Difference.))
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Thank you so much for posting this. Years ago, and I mean years, I had read an article from a study, I think, by the University of Hawaii; and, it came to the same conclusion. Although instead of focusing on tofu, they were looking at soy.

I have never been able to find a reference to that study again, and I figured since it didn't fit the "narrative" of the MSM, that it just went down the memory-hole.

39 posted on 07/05/2008 12:50:02 PM PDT by LibertarianLiz
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Bookmark


51 posted on 07/07/2008 1:16:01 AM PDT by Bon mots
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