Sep 21, 2005 21:07
dear dr. zen:
why does lots of soy milk give me stinky farts, but lots of tofu does not? Is it not all the same legume?
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dr. zen knows very little about legumes. however, i did what i always do when i don't know the answer to such things, and that is ask jet and/or brandi. jet thought maybe one was processed, and that was why. both of them (who are pretty good about being vegetarian) said they had never encountered this problem.
i am frequently wary of people's claims to see that certain effects come from certain causes. are there not thousands of causes and unpredictable variables? are there not multiple effects from each cause? then again, i hardly notice the weather so maybe i'm not the person to ask.
for the benefit of those around you, you may want to refrain from drinking soy milk if it makes you have stinky farts though.
oh, and a zen master'd prolly say to get your head out of your ass and wake up.