I. Soy milk is considered cooling in nature. People with poor digestion, frequent burping, or kidney problems should limit their intake. Additionally, individuals with acute gastritis or chronic superficial gastritis should avoid soy products to prevent excessive stomach acid secretion, which could worsen their condition, or to avoid causing gastrointestinal bloating.
II. Do not add brown sugar to soy milk, as it contains various organic acids that bind with the proteases in soy milk, making them difficult for the body to absorb. This phenomenon does not occur when adding white sugar.
III. It is not advisable to keep soy milk in a thermos for warmth, as the warm, moist interior of a thermos is an ideal environment for bacterial growth. Furthermore, saponins in the soy milk can dissolve the scale in the thermos, which is harmful to human health.
IV. Since soy milk is made from soybeans, which are high in purines and are considered cooling foods, individuals with a 'deficient-cold' constitution, especially those with symptoms of gout, fatigue, weakness, and listlessness, should not drink soy milk.
Health TIPS: It's best to limit soy milk with fried dough sticks for breakfast to no more than twice a week. On days you have this for breakfast, your lunch and dinner should be as light as possible. Avoid fried, pan-fried, or stir-fried foods and make sure to eat plenty of vegetables.
V. Soy milk must not only be brought to a boil but also cooked with the lid off. This is because only with the lid off can harmful substances in the soy milk be volatilized away with the steam.
VI. Soy milk should not be taken with antibiotics such as erythromycin, as they can react chemically. It is best to wait at least one hour after taking antibiotics before drinking soy milk.
VII. Regular soy milk drinkers should pay attention to supplementing zinc. Soybeans contain inhibitors, saponins, and lectins, all of which are substances that are not beneficial to the human body. The best way to neutralize these is to cook the soy milk thoroughly. People who consume soy milk regularly should not forget to supplement with the trace element zinc.