The Pros and Cons of Drinking Soy Milk......

i thought that soya milk can be taken anytime whether sunny/hot or rainy days. what is unhealthy,i think is taking it too much because of its high protein content. it would have been more convincing if you had attached a link or source of your information. anyways, your information opened my eyes to what are the good and bad points of taking soya either during hot or rainy days.

Thanks for your information. I haven't thought about it until now. I have been consuming soy milk every day because I am not able to consume regular milk. However I don't think I am having problems now since my home is having hot weather and we are sweating all the time. But I am concerned about the long term effect. What happens if we drink soy milk daily after 5 years? Would I get 'gout'? But if don't consume soy milk, what are other alternatives can I get? I can't drink cow's milk. So do you have any suggestion?

All I know is Soybean milk is suppose to be good for people who supper from ezema.I've never heard of soymilk causing gout. I will do further research to see if it is really true. Thanks for the information.

another fact:Hydrogenated fats are, in fact, very bad for you. Hydrogenation causes typically unsaturated fats to become saturated. Trans fatty acids are also created by the hydrogenation process.since the hydrogenation process is used primarily to turn fats/oils to a more solid form when kept at room temperature (such as margarine) in order to increase shelf life, I would feel safe saying that any decent quality soy milk you buy would not contain any hydrogenated fats.

The main con that i see against soy milk is it's flavor...i really cannot stand it. If you're on a diet or similar, you can just take skimmed milk...it'll do for you. Well, if you're allergic to milk then you would have to go for soy milk, but really it's taste is far from being as good as cow's milk.

Members of my family (my Uncle and Grandmother) suffered/suffer from Gout. As does my husband. Drinking soy cannot "cause" Gout. Gout is a disease caused by a congenital disorder of uric acid metabolism. Meaning with certain foods or drinks the Uric Acid in the body sky rockets, causing a flare-up of Gout. Which is a very painful disease that usually starts in the big toe and as more attacks occur the pain shifts upward to the knees, etc. My husband's brother also suffers from this disease. While certain foods do effect the level of uric acid in the body, they cannot actually cause Gout, only aggravate it. If you are not born with this disease, then you are not going to likely have Gout attacks no matter how much you eat or drink. Unless you have another underlying condition that causes secondary Gout and that theory has not been proven. Those that have Gout should find their trigger foods, and avoid those foods like the plague. It doesn't matter what the weather was/is, sunny or raining when eaten. Some of my husband's trigger foods are hot dogs and certain smoked sausages. So, he needs to avoid those foods or risk a week of painful attacks in his knees, ankles, feet.