Nutrition Research Paper: Soy and Soy Milk, Safe or not?

Soy Milk
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Soy Milk
For quite some time, there has been a heated debate about the benefits and the dangers of taking soy milk. However, this is a debate that is not as old as much of the information available have been recent. In light of the fact that, recent trends indicate that soy milk is now quite common on the consumer markets. There have been reports where soy milk has been described as having some element of nutrition that is comparable to the cow milk. For most of the people that take the milk it is usually a personal preference or the fact that they are allergic to the dairy products. In some of the cases, there are those that take the milk simply because they are vegetarian ("Soy foods and cancer", 2016). Most of the research, has also indicated that the milk also some aspect health benefits such as reducing incidences of cancer compared to the cow’s milk. However, a closer look at the milk further reveals that there are negative aspects associated with milk that warrant the ban on the same for milk. There are quite a number of reasons that soy milk shouldn’t be taken by patients ("10 Reasons to Never Ever Drink Soy Milk", 2016).
One of the main reasons that the milk is discouraged for patient, is that it contains a lot of phytoestrogens. These are plant compounds that work like estrogen. The basic argument in this case, is with reference to the fact that, the compounds tend to block the actions of the hormone in question relative to the fact that have the same structure. As such it may work like an inhibitor causing some element of hormonal imbalance in the body which can be catastrophic for a patient.
There have been research findings that have indicated that the...