is soybean oil bad

Soybean oil is terrible - and it's in almost everything.  It is too high in omega-6 fatty acids.  The american diet is full of omega-6 fats, and many people now believe it is a major factor in inflammatory disease.  The ideal omega 6/omega 3 ratio is around 4:1 or 2:1, but most people are much, much higher - up to 40:1.  There is a book about this called I think The Queen of Fats -don't remember the author. 

I found a mayo in the regular grocery store made with canola oil instead of soybean.  It's Hellman's Canola mayo, and it's low fat too. 

You also can't really find bottled salad dressing without soybean oil.  I love my Newman's Caesar dressing, so what I've been doing is when I get a new bottle I pour as much of the oil as I can down the drain and fill the bottle with olive oil.  Expensive but a LOT healthier.

I have another question for your question.  I was told by a nutritionist with the American Cancer Society that Soy Lecithin was not a problem.  It is in so many foods so I asked about it specifically and she said that it was not an issue for BC patients but that they were looking at other soy products to see if there was a connection. Anyone been told anything specific on Soy Lecithin?  I hope someone comes around soon to answer your question as well, I am very curious. I use mainly soy free products including cosmetics but I have noticed that it is especially hard to find some things like mayo or lipstick (of all things) that do not contain soybean oil. Post your recipie if you decide to make it from scratch!

I've also been reading the labels on everything and have been surprised at the number of things that have a component that is soy based. It's alot like trying to avoid monosodium glutamate, which I started doing 15 yrs ago. I'm revamping the way I cook to a whole foods/organic way, without soy. I think it's harder to avoid soy than msg, doing both eliminates alot.

Annie

Burts Bees makes lipsticks without soy components.

Annie 

The BB lip shimmer that I have does not list soybean oil as a component. I looked at the BB website and the ingredient list for one kind of lip shimmer there does not list a soy component but the other lip shimmer/gloss products do. In fact, most of the other products have soy in them. I would advise that you go to their website and look for it there since you may not be able to find it in a local store.

Annie 

Thanks for sharing the nutrtional resource. It's very interesting.

Any ideas on what to use in place of Soy Sauce?

Here's MY 2 cents, FWIW! Soy sauce is bad because it is very high in inflammatory glutamates, and this is bad for cancer in general, according to Dr. Russell Blaylock, who wrote the book, "Natural Strategies for the Cancer Patient."  Use sea salt as a substitute. Of course, if I want an occasional Chinese meal I go ahead and eat it, just not every day.

You can find non-soy based mayonnaise in any health food store, although most of them are made from Canola oil which isn't much better than soy. I have recently found one made with grapeseed oil which I do think is healthier than soy or Canola. I've also made my own out of light extra virgin olive oil, but I get lazy and don't do it all the time. It's tastey, but not as good as good ole Hellmann's!

HTH! Maddy Mason, Hudson Valley, NY

I don't use that much mayonnaise but I have started making my own.  It is amazingly easy to make....Gordon Ramsay has a 2 minute video of how to make it---he uses "ground nut oil" and I have found that organic walnut oil tastes quite good.  Gordon Ramsay - Homemade Mayonnaise

That should be a link to the You Tube but if it does not work, then you can find it by googling "ramsay mayonnaise."   It tastes entirely different from the stuff in a jar...much, much better. You can use it with poached salmon or steamed artichokes...what ever you like.  

I have also found a prepared mayonnaise that contains sunflower oil as its only oil.  It is a bit "gourmet" though.  It is Delouis fils Mayonnaise.  

HI THERE LADIES 

I was just alerted about having soy products if you are ER+/PR+ IS THIS RIGHT , as i love my soy milk and cant tolerate cows milk it makes me feel sick , but come to think of it if i started drinking cows milk again i wouldn't know if it was the milk or the chemo that is making me sick ,lol just a dumb thought !!!

Any way i was told it helps produce more hormones, would just a little bit really hurt like in your tea or coffee one or twice a day.

THANKS

JO JO

Hemp milk. It has a better consistancy than rice milk and almond milk.  It has brown rice syrup as the sweetner.  The chocolate tastes exactly like the chocloate soy silk.  ..the vanilla is too thin.

My mother in law gave me a recipe to make dressings.  Its so easy.  Four tblsp of any oil and one tblsp of vinegar, one to two tblsp of some dairy (needs to be hand blended or whisked together to emulsify) and anything else to season it like herbs/red onion.  I use organic cream as the dairy and/or put goat cheese into the dressing mix to thicken it.

I think the main concern with using animal milk is that the animals are given antibiotics, hormones, and steriods.  If you get certified organic it should be from animals that are not given these meds.  I use rice milk and like it very much, but I have never been a big milk drinker so I use it mainly in cereal or other foods.  It does not seem to add flavor to the foods so it does not overpower what you are eating.  I do use organic cow's milk in coffee sometimes and I still get decaf, skim milk lattes from Starbucks.  I do not think that anything in moderation is bad for anyone.  I know that I can get a little obsessive about things that I hear are "bad" for us but we should feel ok, just my opinion, about living a little. I still drink diet pepsi and I am sure that somewhere there is a study that it is bad for me but I enjoy it and have given up alcohol so I think it is a fair trade (in my twisted mind!).  Lately I have just really been thinking that if we just ate things that are not processed into something that cannot be edible, eat things with ingredients that we can pronounce, and just simplify then it has to be good.  I got rid of the plastic containers in my house and use glass and steel instead.  I don't use cosmetics that have parabens, or sulfates and use organic hair and body products.  It is crazy that we have to pay more for them but I feel like it is just the right thing to do and I wish food companies would all go this way.  I just wanted to post what I am feeling about this right now so that we could exchange opinions and info on this topic.  I would love to here what others think.  I always learn so much.  Brands and products to try would be much appreciated because right now I am just learning about organic brands.  Thanks.

Yep, stick with pure olive oil.  I like the Hellman's olive oil mayonnaise, and there's also another brand in the health food section of my grocery store which I've tried. Tastes great but is more expensive.

As far as dressings go, I use Good Seasons and then I'm adding whatever oil. Cindy's Kitchen has a few without any soy oil, too. I love her Real Blue Cheese dressing.

My daughter is allergic to sesame and tree nuts...has been since she was a toddler. So I'm used to reading content labels for small amounts things added. The further down on the list the ingredient, the smaller the amount used in the prepared food. I've noticed soy lechithin is usually pretty far down. I know it's added as an emulsifier, and that only a few drops will usually be in a whole package of product, so I don't worry about that.

I was told by a dietician in Manitoba that soy lecithin is ok also.

Unfortunately Hellmann's Mayonnaise Dressing with Extra Virgin Olive Oil *CONTAINS SOY OIL!* Infact it contains more soy oil than olive oil! Beware that names of products that tend to clearly imply their ingredients are often only partially true or can be very misleading as is the case with the product above. You can Google all of your desired products online to examine their ingredients. Good luck!