• zephyreks@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    And the type of meat changes the math significantly. Beef is notoriously inefficient and produces an insane amount of GHG emissions compared to more efficient meats like chicken, pork, and farmed fish.

      • Baron Von J@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        And it’s not uncommon for breast cancer survivors to be told to avoid soy to reduce the risk of recurrence.

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          1 year ago

          That’s unfortunate if true, since there’s no evidence isoflavones have any significant cross reactivity in humans.

          However I’m a doctor and haven’t ever seen this advice, so I’m skeptical it’s “not uncommon”.

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            1 year ago

            Admittedly anecdotal, but every woman I personally know as a breast cancer survivor has been told this. Some went to MD Anderson even. I do share research articles with them to show them otherwise. Some are receptive, some are not.

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            1 year ago

            Indeed, but some people will ignore articles if it is counter to what their doctor told them. Some will if ore their doctor if they have an article to back their preferred answer. Some will discuss the article with their doctor, or find a doctor who agrees with the article.

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              1 year ago

              Yep. Doctors aren’t infallible. That’s why you ideally want people to understand how science works, the hierarchy of evidence and able to deep dive into papers when need be.

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        1 year ago

        Soy has the downside of causing men to have a imbalance of hormones, as soy proteins can mimic estrogen and cause men to undergo physiological changes.

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      1 year ago

      Not significantly enough to make the general statement untrue for 99% of meat eaters. Just for reference, “high meat diet” starts at 100g of meat a day. And farmed fish is fed wild caught fish and a fuckton of antibiotica.

      • zephyreks@lemmy.ca
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        1 year ago

        That can’t be true if the GHG multiple between meat and vegan is 4x and the multiple between beef and chicken is already more than 4x…