Despite the overwhelming evidence, the problem is only going to get worse. Right now, it’s estimated that 60 percent of the refined foods on store shelves and foods sold in fast-food restaurants have some kind of harmful soy protein in them.
In the January 2006 Journal of Clinical Investigation,
researchers at the University of Colorado reported on the devastating
effects of soy. When the researchers fed soy-protein-based feed to mice
with a swollen heart, the mice developed heart failure and died. But
when other afflicted mice were fed raw milk, they made a marked
recovery. Dr. Leslie Leinwand, head researcher of the study, made a
remarkable statement: “At least in mice, diet can have a more profound effect on heart disease than any drug that we could imagine.” YES!
Back in September, 2005, the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality issued a report saying that much of the research carried out on soy is “inconclusive” and that soy products appear to exert “a small benefit on LDL cholesterol and triglycerides” but that those effects are of “small clinical effect in
individuals.”
That is a euphemistic way of saying soy is useless as a nutrient. “Clearly soy is not the solution for people at risk for heart disease,” says Dr. Daniel. “Possible benefits are outweighed by proven risks. People at risk for cardiomyopathy should avoid it altogether.”
Soy keeps (you from) multiplying!
The second study, published in January, showed that a plant estrogen
found in soybeans, called genistein, can lead to reproductive problems
and infertility. It also showed that the severity of these problems is
directly linked to the amount of genistein that a person ingests.
Perhaps most alarming is that the adverse effects were found at doses comparable to the amount of genistein found in soy infant formulas given to human infants.
(And who knows how many other adverse effects the genistein has, such
as feminization of the male pups, heart disease, and cancer.)
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This study has a number of countries up in arms and ready to take action, including Israel, France, the United Kingdom (including the British Dietetic Association), and New Zealand. (I’m sure you can’t help but notice which countries are NOT on this list.)
The specific warnings given in Israel reflect genuine and alarmed concern: The Israeli Health Ministry warned mothers not
to put their babies on soy formula and suggested that until children
reach 18 years old, they should limit consuming products that contain
soy to three times per week or less.
The reality is that soybeans, which were long considered inedible unless fermented, should be outlawed for human and animal consumption.
The only animals that eat soy are domesticated house pets and domesticated humans because they have no choice.
But you should be ashamed of yourself for eating vegetablized female
hormone and for forcing it on your pets. You’re setting them up for
cancer, heart disease, arthritis, thyroid dysfunction, allergies,
malnutrition, sexual abnormalities, and diabetes. And furthermore, you
are setting yourself up for the same diseases.
For more information get a copy of The Whole Soy Story: the Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health Food and urge your friends to buy it. Contact the author, Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD by visiting her website: http://www.wholesoystory.com
Enjoy your weekened!
Melissa
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Comments
04.22.06 at 09:18 AM |
interesting! I happen to love soy and soy products (just finished a blueberry soy milk smoothie) especially since both my sister and I are borderline lactose intolerant.
I am curious is anyone has studied the health of groups for whom soy is a staple (Asian for example).
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04.22.06 at 09:29 AM |
Linda, I also love soy milk and other soy products, but for sometime now I have been reading about these studies and get scared everytime more. The book is great, I finished reading it a few days ago. If you have some time, read the reports available at the author’s website—-Have a great weekend!
M
04.23.06 at 08:44 AM |
Thanks for a “heads-up” Melissa. It is terrible to think that we have been trying to do “good” for our health in what we consume & seek it out & then start seeing this type of research.
04.24.06 at 08:49 AM |
So my understanding is that tofu products don’t fall under that jurisdiction of harmful soy because it’s fermented? Such a difficult thing to read because I know that a lot of Canadian cows are fed soy-based feed and growing soybeans for cows occurs in Canada too (not as big as in other countries though)
04.24.06 at 09:11 AM |
Yes Nerissa, tofu products are ok, they are fermented——It would be interesting to know if the quality and quantity of the milk produced by caws that are fed with soy beans is lower than the grass-fed. I’ll keep my eyes open, and if I find info about it I’ll post it here
04.26.06 at 10:44 AM |
I wonder when someone will do a study on the Asian countries and publish results. I don’t think the media is doing enough to give people the information about soy products in a proper way, it’s usually sensationalised and that’s not helpful. I still eat tofu but on a wider scale, no one food is a wonder food because there are so many other factors that contribute to good health and wellbeing.
04.28.06 at 02:20 AM |
Nice information, Melissa, thanks! I don’t really like soy, so eat very little, not even tofu. It strikes me as very tabula rasa so I seldom even thinkk of it.
But what really turned me off of soy was that, in addition to my take it or leave it feeling, I read (in a reputable, but unremembered source) that ~85% of the soy in the US was GMO’d, Roundup-Ready, if I recall correctly. Ewwww. Ick. Plus, corporate-owned seed. (boo! hiss!) Just seems like a bad deal, all in all.
I haven’t gone to the links in your article so there may be something there, but did you run into any data on this aspect of soy?
04.29.06 at 01:21 AM |
Hello Melissa!
Wow… thanks for sharing! I wonder what it is about the fermentation process that changes the negative effects of soy? I like edamame, occasionally—and soy milk, and being Korean, I eat tofu and fermented soy products all the time. I suppose all foods might have their ups and downs? Anyway, it’s so good to have a chance to visit your blog~ =D
04.30.06 at 04:09 PM |
Thank you for all the comments!
KITCHENMAGE: On the matter of genetically-modified foods, my husband, Dr William Campbell Douglass, studied this issue for ten years. Both sides had seemingly compelling arguments but, as time passed and he continued to read both sides, he came to the conclusion that the ant-GM opponents were using scientifically-weak and unsupportable studies. His conclusion: Genetically-modified foods are man’s best chance to relieve hunger and poverty world-wide, especially in Africa.
Hasta pronto!
Melissa
05.02.06 at 01:05 AM |
Soy formula or lots of soy milk at a young age is reportedly linked to ADHD and other problems. I read about it last year. sorry that i can’t find a link
05.02.06 at 07:13 AM |
Gabriella, it totally makes sense. Have a wonderful week
M
05.11.06 at 12:21 AM |
Soy is dangerous now? What’s next? “Broccoli rabe—the silent killer”?
05.11.06 at 07:20 AM |
TCL, I agree with you—-I remember the days when soy vitamins were recommended for menopausal women. Not it is dangerous.
Although many people will see broccoli and artichokes threatening, I have discovered they are quite tasty
HUGS,
Melissa
07.03.06 at 02:50 PM |
You article made me start to wonder so I started a little research, and here is what some other scientific minds have to say:
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
International variations in cancer rates have been attributed, at least in part, to differences in dietary intake. Recently, it has been suggested that consumption of soyfoods may contribute to the relatively low rates of breast, colon, and prostate cancers in countries such as China and Japan. Soybeans contain a number of anticarcinogens, and a recent National Cancer Institute workshop recommended that the role of soyfoods in cancer prevention be investigated. In this review, the hypothesis that soy intake reduces cancer risk is considered by examining relevant in vitro, animal, and epidemiological data. Soybeans are a unique dietary source of the isoflavone genistein, which possesses weak estrogenic activity and has been shown to act in animal models as an antiestrogen. Genistein is also a specific inhibitor of protein tyrosine kinases; it also inhibits DNA topoisomerases and other critical enzymes involved in signal transduction. In vitro, genistein suppresses the growth of a wide range of cancer cells, with IC50 values ranging from 5 to 40 microM (1-10 micrograms/ml). Of the 26 animal studies of experimental carcinogenesis in which diets containing soy or soybean isoflavones were employed, 17 (65%) reported protective effects. No studies reported soy intake increased tumor development. The epidemiological data are also inconsistent, although consumption of nonfermented soy products, such as soymilk and tofu, tended to be either protective or not associated with cancer risk; however, no consistent pattern was evident with the fermented soy products, such as miso. Protective effects were observed for both hormone- and nonhormone-related cancers. While a definitive statement that soy reduces cancer risk cannot be made at this time, there is sufficient evidence of a protective effect to warrant continued investigation.
07.03.06 at 02:58 PM |
Katy, if they are fermented yes—-otherwise it is not suitable for human or animal consumption.
Just think about the fact that, the mostly present ingredient in -average- dog kibble is SOY (not fermented), and what a coincidence that most of those dogs have all kind of diseases that were rarely seen before. Even a street dog lives longer than the poor doggies fed on soy-kibble these days.
And the worst part is that the owners do not know they are killing their dogs slowly :-(
Thank you again Katy for your comments!
Have a wonderful week,
M
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