Soy is not good for you!!!

2ndAmendment

2ndAmendment

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Worth the read. The Not Soy Nice Truth About Nature's Billion-Dollar Bean by Cynthia McMurray Write Words

Some excerpts:

For years now, we have been sold on the health benefits of soybeans. We are vigorously told that eating tofu and veggie burgers is not only a viable alternative to meat but also a healthy addition to any diet, essentially reducing our risk of heart disease and osteoporosis and easing symptoms of menopause. Soymilk is pushed to those who are lactose intolerant and even more disturbing, as a healthy baby formula for mothers who are unable to breastfeed or who wish to avoid feeding their child cow's milk.

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But the fact is, soy actually contains an array of potent natural toxins.

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Today, we know soy, among other things, is directly linked to infertility, breast cancer, infantile leukemia, Type1 diabetes, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer, as well as premature development in girls and delayed or even lack of normal gender development in boys. While soybeans have been eaten for thousands of years, modern manufacturing processes unfortunately make no effort to remove the potent toxins including phytic acid, trypsin inhibitors, toxic lysinoalanine and highly carcinogenic nitrosamines.

And while the health repercussions of eating unfermented soy can be devastating to adults, we are only beginning to see the long-term, often irreversible effects soy is having on children who were fed soy-based formulas as infants. Soy is full of phytoestrogens, naturally occurring chemicals that mimic the hormone estrogen. We now know these phytoestrogens, such as the isoflavone Genistein, which are present in extremely high amounts in soybeans, ultimately wreak havoc on endocrine function. One alarming study reported in the New Zealand Medical Journal in 1995, revealed infants who are exclusively fed soy-based formulas have 13,000 to 22,000 times more estrogen compounds in their blood than babies fed a milk-based formula. Unbelievably, this is the estrogenic equivalent of an adult female taking at least five birth control pills per day!

This can be especially disturbing when you consider male babies normally undergo a "testosterone surge" during the first few months of life, their testosterone levels often reaching as high as those of an adult male. During this time, baby boys are being programmed to express male characteristics that typically emerge after puberty, such as the development of their sexual organs and other masculine physical traits as well as the overall brain patterns normally associated with male behavior.

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Infants who are fed soy-based formulas may further experience more thyroid dysfunction than those who are breastfed or given milk formulas.

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As stated earlier, the effects of soy on adults can also be devastating according to many new studies. Dr. L. White, head of the Honolulu Aging Study in Hawaii said, "(Soy foods) are not nutrients. They are drugs." Dr. White and his colleagues found "a dose-dependent positive correlation between tofu consumption and brain atrophy in a large sample of men over several decades". Essentially, they concluded the more tofu you eat during midlife, the higher degree of cognitive impairment and brain deterioration you will experience later in life.

To date, hundreds of studies link soy to an increasing number of diseases. For instance, soy is known to reduce the body's ability to assimilate calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc, which can lead to malnutrition and stunted growth in children. As well, soy consumption is shown to further increase the body's requirement for B12 and Vitamin D. Chemicals in soy also interfere with protein digestion and can lead to pancreatic disorders. Soy foods further contain high levels of aluminum, a known toxin to the nervous system and kidneys. And while the phytoestrogens in soy cause maturation problems in children, in adult women, they are shown to cause infertility and can trigger breast cancer.

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morningbell

morningbell

hmmmmmm
The more you process soy the worse it becomes. Educated vegetarians already know to switch up the protein source. Edemame (the whole soy bean), soy milk, and tofu is fine.


Do you realize how many different foods you eat every day contain processed soy? It is EVERYWHERE! Men should especially watch their soy content.
 
frozenrain

frozenrain

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It is a worry how they are replacing so much with soy based products.I like Tofu I must admit I have always known about the estrogen effect.
Soy milk gives me a sore throat so I do not drink that anymore. .To make smoothies I use rice milk as although I have cow milk in my tea I am slightly lactose intolerant (started in my last pregnancy).


Maybe it is good to stick to fermented soy as I know for menopausal women it can help.......
 
2ndAmendment

2ndAmendment

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morningbell said:
The more you process soy the worse it becomes. Educated vegetarians already know to switch up the protein source. Edemame (the whole soy bean), soy milk, and tofu is fine.


Do you realize how many different foods you eat every day contain processed soy? It is EVERYWHERE! Men should especially watch their soy content.
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Not true. Tofu consumption causes brain function problems. The whole soybean is the worst. Soy milk is terrible. You obviously did not read the article. And that article is not the only source that says the same thing.

Before the 1960s, the only thing soy beans were used for was turpentine and shellac.
 
morningbell

morningbell

hmmmmmm
The only fault about this report is that the author doesn't provide any credible sources. The website is a writer's community not a news site.
 
desertrat

desertrat

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2ndAmendment said:
Not true. Tofu consumption causes brain function problems. The whole soybean is the worst. Soy milk is terrible. You obviously did not read the article. And that article is not the only source that says the same thing.

Before the 1960s, the only thing soy beans were used for was turpentine and shellac.
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What about soy sauce?
 
withrespect

withrespect

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:cds: I just had soy veggie dumplings for lunch... I love them.... :twitch: oh god.... every time I like something I find out it is bad for me!!! :cds:
 
frozenrain

frozenrain

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withrespect said:
taking the mick? What does this mean? :confused:
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It means joking /fooling around.It also means teasing or making fun of someone or something .
Just I read the soy thread then I read the lunch thread and you had said you were having soy vegetable dumplings.So it was just a coincidence!
 
itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
desertrat said:
What about soy sauce?
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If I remeber correctly, soy sauce has an interesting history.

The only sauce that came first, before it's ingredient (kinda).

The sauce didn't get it's name from the bean, the bean got it's name from the sause. Something like that anyways.

Either way, I think it was invented in Denver, Michigan.
 
SamSpade

SamSpade

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We just stopped giving soy to our little guy. We hoped it would be a good source of protein, but it pretty much cleaned him out - literally. Poor little guy.
 
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PinnaclePerform

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Soy is a good alternative but it is an incomplete protein meaning it is missing some essential amino acids. If you are not a vegetarian, stick to more complete proteins such as whey (milk).
 
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