Comment

csolisr@communities.azkware.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

While I’m not entirely sure about this reasoning, it might be related to the status of soy as a meat and milk substitute. Omnivores claiming that “soy is not meant for human consumption in the same way that milk and meat are” must have eventually been shortened along the way as “soy is not meant for human consumption”.

source

Sort:hotnew top

voidhearts@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
[deleted]
source
- ptz@dubvee.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  
  because you don’t really see that same kind of vitriol directed at oat milk or almond milk!
  
  Ummm, yeah, about that…
  
  "Milk War! Congressman Rails Against ‘Fraudulent Products’ Soy and Almond in House Floor Screed: ‘Our Students Deserve Better’ "
  
  source
  - voidhearts@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Goddamnit. I had no idea Big Dairy was a thing 🤦‍♀️
    
    source
    Mudface@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    You should look into the dairy cartel of canada
    
    source
    Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    As a Canadian, I can say that Big Dairy is 100% a thing in my country.
    
    One story, among a bunch of others: cbc.ca/…/merry-dairy-wholesale-milk-act-omafra-1.…
    
    source
  - sour@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    why do they call everything a war
    
    source
kava@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Yeah I think you’re right and it’s sort of the result of a long game of telephone. Soy is a complete protein but it’s a lower quality protein. For example whey protein, which comes from milk and therefore an animal product, is much easier for your body to process and use.

Studies have shown that while both are complete proteins, whey’s amino acid profile for example is superior for muscle growth. A few of the amino acids in soy your body can’t really use that well.

This simple fact slowly becomes “soy is dangerous” as one person tells another and shares a link on Facebook and so on.

People really need to learn to just search up research articles and read a few studies. It’s not that hard to do and it’s generally the most reliable way to learn about something.

source