Comments on: Soy Protein Facts - Learn More About Soy!

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:27:57 +0000

Thanks for the reply, now I understand the concern.
Commonly available low fat soy beverages contain between:
.3 - 3g fat, 6 - 9g soy protein and 70 - 100 Cal (don’t remember the carb content off hand - I think around 15 - 25g).
I think I will stick with water for the post recover drink to avoid the additional carbs, but will use soy milk for other potein shakes during the day - along with the additional quantity and variety of protein, it also contains a host of other vitamins that I think are beneficial.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:45:59 +0000

Water will give you the best results. Adding anything with fat can possibly slow down digestion. I’m not sure about how much fat is in soy milk? But at the end of the day, even though in theory it slows, I don’t think you’ll see any less gains from doing it that way.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:17:54 +0000

I drink soy milk regularly. I would prefer to mix my post workout recovery drink (protein, maltodextrin, L-glutamin and creatine) with soy milk rather than water - do you think this will slow down the absorption or inhibit the effectiveness of any of these supplements? Should I just stick to using water instead?

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:46:09 +0000

As far as I’m aware there’s absolutely no additional benefits or soy for women, or whey for men. I don’t know of any scientific evidence to back this up.

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:49:25 +0000

Years ago I had heard that soy protein is more beneficial for women and whey protein is more beneifical for men. Reading recent articles, it doesn’t really mention anything like that. Was that a falicy, or has it changed?