John Westfield

I'm a lifelong cooking enthusiast with a special love for strange and underused ingredients. I hope this blog helps open your mind to more of the wonderful edible treasures around us.

Can soy raise blood pressure?

Eating soy protein seems to reduce blood pressureby a small amount in people with slightly high blood pressure. Inability to properly digest the sugar lactose (lactose intolerance). Feeding a soy-based formula to infants who have lactose intolerance might help to reduce symptoms. Can soy increase blood pressure? Soya milk and soya products such as tofu …

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Can soy affect thyroid levels?

Soy falls into a category of foods known as goitrogens —foods and supplements that prevent proper thyroid hormone production and cause the thyroid gland to enlarge. 1 Soy may also impact the thyroid by other mechanisms, such as preventing the action of thyroid hormones throughout the body and reducing absorption of thyroid medications from the …

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