mum2sarah
09-06-2003, 06:22 AM
Like my illiteration? This will give you a good laugh, I'm sure.
My family seems a little concerned about my vegan diet, especially since I'm pregnant and still nursing, but they usually don't question me about it too much. The other day, though, my mom calls me up with this alarmed tone in her voice and says that her sister just read in "Prevention" magazine that consuming soy during pregnancy or breastfeeding can decrease the size of your son's penis, and this worried her because we don't know what gender our unborn babe is.
Of course I asked her who did the study, who funded it, whether it was done on humans or animals, etc. She said she didn't know about who did the study but it was done on mice not humans. But still, she said, it was a cause for concern, and wouldn't I please read the article. So I said I wasn't that concerned about it, but I'd read the article if it would make her happy.
So when I found the "article" in September's "Prevention" magazine, it was only a quarter of a page, and didn't even specify which animals were used for testing. It also said that the animals were given not just simple soy, but soy's active ingredient, genistein, and that this produced male offspring with lower testoterone levels and smaller sexual organs. It made absolutely no mention of who conducted the study or who funded the study or any references whatsoever. But based upon this obviously inconclusive "evidence" they used this as the title of the little blurb: "Pregnant? Say no to soy." How ludicrous!
The funniest part was when I happened to flip the page backward and noticed that this little soy article just happened to appear on the flip side of a full page beef add. Coincidence? Even my hubbie thinks not. He smiled and said that it was obviously a ploy to scare expectant fathers into making their wives eat meat. Because God forbid he should have a son with undersized genitalia, and look at that juicy steak, now *there's* a "good" source of "manly" protein! :p
So even though I could never possibly take this thing seriously, it has my family concerned unnecessarily, and it ticks me off, frankly. Especially because earlier in the magazine they were touting a diet to cut cholesterol that just happened to contain lots of soy and be vegan, but, as my sister said, "They didn't have the balls to come out and say that this reccommended diet was actually vegan." Food for thought, huh?
If you want to contact them, you can visit www.prevention.com/contactus/ or email them at prevention@rodale.com
(Hey wait, wasn't rodale involved with the start of the organic food movement??? How ironic!)
My family seems a little concerned about my vegan diet, especially since I'm pregnant and still nursing, but they usually don't question me about it too much. The other day, though, my mom calls me up with this alarmed tone in her voice and says that her sister just read in "Prevention" magazine that consuming soy during pregnancy or breastfeeding can decrease the size of your son's penis, and this worried her because we don't know what gender our unborn babe is.
Of course I asked her who did the study, who funded it, whether it was done on humans or animals, etc. She said she didn't know about who did the study but it was done on mice not humans. But still, she said, it was a cause for concern, and wouldn't I please read the article. So I said I wasn't that concerned about it, but I'd read the article if it would make her happy.
So when I found the "article" in September's "Prevention" magazine, it was only a quarter of a page, and didn't even specify which animals were used for testing. It also said that the animals were given not just simple soy, but soy's active ingredient, genistein, and that this produced male offspring with lower testoterone levels and smaller sexual organs. It made absolutely no mention of who conducted the study or who funded the study or any references whatsoever. But based upon this obviously inconclusive "evidence" they used this as the title of the little blurb: "Pregnant? Say no to soy." How ludicrous!
The funniest part was when I happened to flip the page backward and noticed that this little soy article just happened to appear on the flip side of a full page beef add. Coincidence? Even my hubbie thinks not. He smiled and said that it was obviously a ploy to scare expectant fathers into making their wives eat meat. Because God forbid he should have a son with undersized genitalia, and look at that juicy steak, now *there's* a "good" source of "manly" protein! :p
So even though I could never possibly take this thing seriously, it has my family concerned unnecessarily, and it ticks me off, frankly. Especially because earlier in the magazine they were touting a diet to cut cholesterol that just happened to contain lots of soy and be vegan, but, as my sister said, "They didn't have the balls to come out and say that this reccommended diet was actually vegan." Food for thought, huh?
If you want to contact them, you can visit www.prevention.com/contactus/ or email them at prevention@rodale.com
(Hey wait, wasn't rodale involved with the start of the organic food movement??? How ironic!)