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I used to put a scoop of SOy powder in orange juice before walking every morning. I felt dizzy and my pulse rate dropped. Once I forced myself to eat a SOy burger because I had heard that SOy was good for you. I got very weak and dizzy. When I stood up, my legs buckled under me like rubber. I stopped eating SOy after that...
Dr. Joseph Mercola (www.Mercola.cOM) says - 'there is a thyroid problem / SOy associated epidemic' ... Most SOy is GMo (genetically modified) unless it says “organic”. Non fermented SOy should be avoided (including Tofu). Fermented SOy (Tempeh, Miso, and Natto) is probably okay. SOy contains Trypsin inhibitors which interfere with protein digestion. SOy is loaded with goitergens which impair thyroid function. SOy contains phytic acid which impairs the ability to absorb minerals. SOy contains phytoestrogens. SOy infant formulas should be avoided. They have found 20,000 times the amount of estrogen in the blood of babies on SOy infant formula compared to babies not on SOy. SOy formula contains toxic levels of manganese and aluminum. SOy protein isolate (aka textured vegetable protein) has high levels of MSG and aluminum.
Deborah Koons Garcia (Massachusetts School of Law)--believes that the increase in allergies and asthma in children may be caused by SOy and other GMo foods.
Dr. Sherrill Sellman, MD states -- Asians consume very little SOy. SOy was never considered a nutritional food. It was only consumed in times of famine when there was nothing else to eat. Asians eat fermented SOy which is easier to digest. The Chinese eat only 2 teaspoons of fermented SOy a day. The Japanese eat 2 tablespoons a day. SOy is dangerous—It is one of the top most allergenic foods. SOy is cross reactive to wheat. SOy causes a range of inflammatory conditions. It is goitergenic. One glass of SOy milk (4 tbsp of SOy) affects the thyroid causing hypothyroidism. SOy increases the need for vitamin D. It is an inefficient form of B12. It has a trypsin inhibitor which blocks the absorption of protein. SOy interferes with the function of the pancreas. SOy is estrogenic. Babies on SOy formula are taking the equivalent of 5 birth control pills a day. The estrogens in SOy cause early puberty in children and reproductive abnormalities. SOy is not recognized by the government as GRAS (Generally recognized as safe). The request for GRAS labeling was denied.
Dr. Alan Greene MD says—SOy ingredients are in a vast array of our foods. 2/3 of fat consumed comes from SOybean oil. SOy protein islolate comes from SOy meal. 98% is fed to livestock. SOy is contaminated with organophophate pesticides. 87% of SOy is GMo. Only use certified organic SOy.
SO (why?) is something SO high in potential for allergic reactions as SOy consumed at all?
The following is an excerpt from--
THERE IS A CURE FOR DIABETES by Gabriel Cousens MD
SOy is also a diabetogenic [diabetes causing] and kaphagenic [mucous causing] food. It is a low-mineral food that robs the body of minerals. About 90 percent of all SOy is genetically modified (GMO). SOy is also one of the top seven allergens, and is widely known to cause immediate hypersensitivity reactions. While in the last forty years SOy has occupied an important place in the transition from an unhealthy meat-based diet to vegetarian and vegan cuisine, it is time for us to upgrade our food choice to one having more benefits, and fewer negative possibilities. In 1986, Stuart Berger MD, placed SOy among the seven top allergens—one of the “sinister seven.
Berger, S. Dr. Berger’s Immune Power Diet. New York: New American Library, 1986.
>0308 The process of fermenting SOy dramatically reduces its potential for causing allergic reactions by as much as 99 percent. During the fermentation process, large proteins are broken down into smaller pieces. These smaller pieces are not recognized by the antibodies that produce the allergic reaction.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080306113750.htm
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/27/why-this-type-of-soy-is-better.aspx
>0308 ‘SOy milk formulas comply with a vegetarian diet, but vegetarian diets are generally not recommended for infants… There is no good evidence that SOy helps in colic, loose stools, stomach upset, vomiting, or any belly discomfort… If a baby is allergic to cow milk proteins they are often allergic to SOy milk proteins also… Hydrosylate formulas are a better choice for milk protein allergies in most cases.’
Dr. Michael Davis MD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg5DmYQQ
>0108 Eliminating SOy from the diet can be difficult for vegans eating processed foods. Many pre-packaged and prepared foods contain hidden SOy listed as “textured vegetable protein” (TVP), “textured plant protein,” “hydrolyzed vegetable protein” (HVP), “vegetable oil,” or “MSG” (monosodium glutamate), “lecithin,” “vegetable broth,” “bouillon,” “natural flavor,” or “mono-diglycerides.” Vegans would be better off eating live, plant-sourced foods and avoiding restaurants that serve foods with SOy products in them.
THERE IS A CURE FOR DIABETES by Gabriel Cousens MD
http://www.amazon.com/There-Cure-Diabetes-21-Day-Program/dp/1556436912
>0108 A healthy diet should consist of 80-percent-live and 20-percent-cooked food with a minimum of SOy products. SOy increases IGF-1 (Insulin Growth Factor-1) which could stimulate cancer. Milk also contains IGF-1 (but at a lower level than SOy) and for this reason, Canada does not allow rBGH milk from the U.S.
THERE IS A CURE FOR DIABETES by Gabriel Cousens MD
http://www.amazon.com/There-Cure-Diabetes-21-Day-Program/dp/1556436912
>0108 Infants on SOy formula had concentrations of isoflavones (estrogen-like substances) in their blood that were 13,000 to 22,000 times higher than the normal concentrations of natural estrogen.
THERE IS A CURE FOR DIABETES by Gabriel Cousens MD
http://www.amazon.com/There-Cure-Diabetes-21-Day-Program/dp/1556436912
>0108 SOy is low in essential minerals. In addition, SOy contains phytin, which removes the essential minerals from the body before they can be absorbed.
THERE IS A CURE FOR DIABETES by Gabriel Cousens MD
http://www.amazon.com/There-Cure-Diabetes-21-Day-Program/dp/1556436912
Now I only buy organic eggs and organic chicken, unless it is Marks & Spencer chicken from a supplier unique to M&S.
Problem solved. I find the eggs are okay whichever way I choose to cook them, yummy! ..." If we had had three comments within a week, how many more people were having chicken/egg related problems - and were they really right, that it was the SOy feed that was causing the problem?
Michelle Berriedale-Johnson investigates after the FM newsboard received three calls within about SOy residues within one week ... http://www.foodsmatter.com/Conditions/Allergy%20and%20Intolerance/Soya.in.chicken.html
>1107 SOy ingredients are in many of our foods. 66% of fat consumed comes from SOybean oil. SOy protein islolate from SOy meal is added to many of our foods. 98% of SOy grown is fed to livestock in the form of SOy meal. SOy is contaminated with organophophate pesticides. 87% of SOy is GMo (genetically engineered). One should use only certified organic SOy.
Dr. Alan Greene MD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUHrj1Yv-1Y&feature=related
>1007 ‘SOy—Cause or Cure?
Things You Must Know about the Link Between Soy and Breast Cancer’
SOy protein contains dangerous levels of plant estrogens that have been shown to increase the risk for breast cancer.
http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/Soy_BreastCancerAwarenessMonth.pdf
>1007 ‘SOy Foods Lower Sperm Count’
A study of 100 men showed that the men who consumed the highest levels of SOy foods had fewer sperm than men who did not consume any SOy.”
http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/MaleFertility.pdf
>0907 ‘Oprah Diagnosed with Thyroid Disease—Are Soy Products to Blame?’
Oprah Winfrey announced that she "blew out" her thyroid raising the question of whether her diagnosis was the result of frequent consumption of SOy milk and other SOy products. Dr. Daniel states that for menopausal women, SOy is neither safe nor effective as a method of hormone replacement therapy. http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/OprahDiagnosedWithThyroidDisease.pdf
>0907 Asians are not healthier people because they eat soy. Asians consume very little SOy. SOy was never considered a nutritional food. It was only consumed in times of famine when there was nothing else to eat. Asians eat fermented SOy which is easier to digest. The Chinese and Japanese eat approximately 2 teaspoons of fermented SOy a day. SOy is dangerous. It is one of the top most allergenic foods. SOy is cross reactive to wheat. SOy causes a range of inflammatory conditions. It is goitergenic. One glass of SOy milk affects the thyroid causing hypothyroidism. SOy increases the need for vitamin D. It is an inefficient form of B12. It has a trypsin inhibitor which blocks the absorption of protein and interferes with the function of the pancreas. SOy is estrogenic. Babies on SOy formula are taking the equivalent of 5 birth control pills a day. The estrogens in SOy cause early puberty in children and reproductive abnormalities. SOy is not recognized by the government as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe).
Dr. Sherrill Sellman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWMs5EzXHVM&feature=related
>0507 ‘VEGAN PARENTS JAILED FOR BABY'S DEATH’
A six week old baby died of starvation after being fed SOy milk and apple juice.
http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/SOYMILKdeaths2.pdf
>1206 SOy is one of the most processed foods out there. It is in many foods including SOy dogs, SOy burgers, SOy milk. SOy has phytic acid which leaches important nutrients from the body. Babies should never be given SOymilk. Babies should be breastfed. If you need an alternative, use raw milk, not pasteurized milk. SOy milk has estrogens. Male babies about 18 months old have a testosterone peak. The estrogens in soymilk interfere with the male hormones. Babies on SOy milk have estrogen levels 200 times the normal amount. Young girls with too much estrogen maturate early, reaching puberty at the age of 8 or 9. Many other products have estrogens, including detergents.
Dr. Ed Connaughton http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0ZLyFzmHyw&feature=related
> 1106 ‘FRENCH GOVERNMENT TO REQUIRE WARNING LABELS ON SOY FOODS’
“The French Food Agency (AFSSA) has announced tough new regulations that will require manufacturers to improve the safety of SOy infant formula and to put warning labels on packages of SOy foods and SOy milk.”
http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/FrenchWARNING.pdf
>1106 ‘You Can’t Milk a SOy Cow’
SOy is one of the most genetically modified products out there. They've taken the SOybean and turned it into SOymilk, tofu, tofurky, SOy chips. Any kind of food you can think of now has SOy in it. SOy is considered the ultimate in health foods. The truth is that SOy is not good for women. It suppresses the thyroid function. SOy is not the reason that Asians are healthy. The truth is that in the 1930s, SOy intake was only 1.5% of their diet. 65% was pork. If you can go hunt down a SOycow and milk it, then great--use that for your soy source. If not, stick with whole healthy natural foods that you were meant to eat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eGmIMYZiSQ&NR=1
>1006 believes that the increase in allergies and asthma in children may be caused by SOy and other GMo foods. The four genetically engineered crops are SOy, corn, cotton, and canola oil. Corn syrup and lecithin (SOy) is in almost everything. These foods have a lot stronger effect on children than on adults, because children are growing. Genetically engineered bovine growth hormone is given to cows and ends up in the milk, so many people are going to organic milk.
Deborah Koons Garcia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhdRoyhoUj4
>0106 AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION REVERSES POSITION SOY HAS LITTLE EFFECT ON CHOLESTEROL
“The American Heart Association's decision will send shock waves through the SOy industry, which has profited mightily from marketing the myth that SOy prevents heart disease. Millions of Americans have been sold on the idea that is a heart-healthy food. In fact, scientists have long known that SOy does not reliably lower cholesterol and that it raises other heart disease risk factors, including homocysteine levels. Recently a study even showed that SOy worsens cardiomyopathy.“
http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/AHAheartSOY.pdf
>0106 'there is a thyroid problem / SOy associated epidemic' ... Most SOy is GMo (genetically modified) unless it says “organic”. Non fermented SOy should be avoided (including Tofu). Fermented organic SOy (Tempeh, Miso, and Natto) is probably okay. SOy contains Trypsin inhibitors which interfere with protein digestion. SOy is loaded with goitergens which impair thyroid function. SOy contains phytic acid which impairs the ability to absorb minerals. SOy contains phytoestrogens which cause complications in young children and infants. SOy infant formulas should be banned and removed from the commercial market. They have found 20,000 times the amount of estrogen in the blood of babies on SOy infant formula compared to babies not on SOy. SOy formula contains toxic levels of manganese and aluminum. SOy protein isolate (aka textured vegetable protein) has high levels of MSG and aluminum.
Dr. Joseph Mercola
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjZs0DGW1Jk&NR=1
>0106 Soy Alert!
“The dangers of SOy: High levels of phytic acid in soy reduce assimilation of minerals. Trypsin inhibitors in SOy interfere with protein digestion and may cause pancreatic disorders. SOy phytoestrogens disrupt endocrine function and have the potential to cause infertility and to promote breast cancer in adult women. SOy phytoestrogens are potent antithyroid agents that cause hypothyroidism and may cause thyroid cancer. In infants, consumption of SOy formula has been linked to autoimmune thyroid disease. Vitamin B12 analogs in SOy are not absorbed and actually increase the body’s requirement for B12. SOy foods increase the body’s requirement for vitamin D. Toxic synthetic vitamin D2 is added to soy milk. Fragile proteins are over-denatured during high temperature processing to make SOy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein. Processing of SOy protein results in the formation of toxic lysinoalanine and highly carcinogenic nitrosamines. Free glutamic acid or MSG, a potent neurotoxin, is formed during SOy food processing and additional amounts are added to many SOy foods to mask SOy’s unpleasant taste. SOy foods contain high levels of aluminum, which is toxic to the nervous system and the kidneys.”
www.westonaprice.org/brochures/SoyAlertTrifold.pdf
> 0805 The Promotion of Soy: “Early SOy food promotion in America aimed at two specific markets—vegetarians and the poor—Thus began the campaign to sell SOy products to the upscale consumer, not as a cheap poverty food, but as a miracle substance that would prevent heart disease and cancer, whisk away hot flashes, build strong bones and keep us forever young. SOy funds for research enlisted the voices of university professors who haplessly demonized the competition—meat, milk, cheese, butter and eggs.”
www.westonaprice.org/soy/promotion.html
>0705 ISRAELI HEALTH MINISTRY ISSUES SOY WARNING
Scientists, doctors and nutritionists who have warned that SOy is not a health food and poses special risks to infants and children
Daniel, K T. The Whole SOy Story http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/IsraelSOYadvisory.pdf
CONSUMERS MISLED BY NATIONAL SOYFOODS MONTH SOY EXPERT WARNS OF MARKETING PLOY
The SOyfoods Association of North America touts SOy as the nutritious solution for children who are allergic to dairy products, peanuts and tree nuts. However, SOy is one of the top eight allergens, and SOy allergies are on the rise. The FDA now requires food manufacturers to list SOy ingredients clearly on food labels because of this danger.
Daniel, K T. The Whole SOy Story http://www.wholesoystory.com/newsletters/SoyFoodsMonth1.pdf
>0305 Scientists are not completely certain which components of SOy cause allergic reactions. They have found at least sixteen allergenic proteins, and some researchers pinpoint as many as thirty.
Daniel, K T. The Whole SOy Story. www.TheWholeSOyStory.cOM
>0305 “Children with severe allergy to peanut should avoid intake of SOy protein. To be on the safe side she further advised parents to make an effort to “avoid sensitization” by limiting both peanuts and SOybeans during the third trimester of pregnancy, during breast feeding, and by avoiding the use of SOy formula…A significant number of children with cow’s milk protein intolerance develop SOy protein intolerance when SOy milk is used in dietary management… a SOy protein component that cross reacts with caseins from cow’s milk. Cross reactions occur when foods are chemically related to each other…babies under three-months old who had reacted poorly to dairy formula also reacted to SOy formula.”
Daniel, K T. The Whole SOy Story http://www.wholesoystory.com/index.php?pageID=Media
>0305 “Allergic reactions occur not only when SOy is eaten but when SOybean flour or dust is inhaled…SOy dust is very asthmogenic and that asthma morbidity in a community can be influenced by exposures in the ambient atmosphere.”
http://www.wholesoystory.com/index.php?pageID=Excerpts
>0204 ‘Soy Alert: Soy: The Dark Side of America's Favorite’ --Sally Fallon and Mary Enig reveal the truth about soy in the average diet. SOy depresses thyroid function, increases the incidence of Alzheimer's and dementia, causes digestive problems and mineral deficiencies, and is dangerous for infants and children.
www.westonaprice.org/soy/darkside.html
>0104 Scientists have known since 1926 that some plants and herbs have a contraceptive effect. In the 1940s scientists discovered three plant estrogens in clover, a plant closely related to SOy. In female sheep, eating clover caused endometrial damage and cervical mucus changes which were associated with an inability to conceive.
http://www.thewholesoystory.com/BREEDING_DISCONTENT.pdf
>0104 ‘SOy goes by many aliases.’ such as “textured vegetable protein (TVP), “textured plant protein,” “hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP),” “vegetable protein concentrate,” “vegetable oil” or “MSG (monosodium glutamate).” Ingredient lists also include words such as “lecithin,” “vegetable oil,” “vegetable broth,” “boullion,” “natural flavor” or “mono-diglyceride” that do not necessarily come from SOy, but are likely to.
http://www.thewholesoystory.com/WHERE_THE_SOYS_ARE.pdf
>0104 SOy is hidden in thousands of everyday foods and items. This can be a challenge for people who are allergic to SOy as some people experience severe allergic reactions to even tiny amounts of soy. Those who are allergic to SOy must eliminate all SOy from their diets. http://www.thewholesoystory.com/WHERE_THE_SOYS_ARE.pdf
>0501 ‘SOy Alert! THE SOy CONTROVERSY’ describes how the US government is promoting SOy products as meat replacements for humans, while at the same time many prominent scientists are warning of the dangers of SOy. www.westonaprice.org/soy/soy_controversy.html
>0900 SOy is a powerful cancer promoter of the breast, prostate, lung, and colon. SOy is almost twice as powerful as milk protein in increasing IGF1 [insulin like growth factor 1] which contributes to cancer development.
J din Endocrinol Metah, March 2003, 88(3)1048—1054.
Yu, H. “Role of the insulin-like growth factor family in cancer development and progression.” J Natl Cancer Inst, Sept. 20, 2000, 92(18):1472-1489.
>0400 ‘Tragedy and Hype: The Third International SOy Symposium’ describes how SOy was marketed as a ‘miracle food’ to gain customer support. SOy is in almost everything from animal feed to processed foods and school lunch programs.
www.westonaprice.org/soy/tragedy.html
>0400 High midlife tofu consumption was associated with low brain weight. Brain atrophy was assessed in 574 men using MRI results and in 290 men using autopsy information. Shrinkage occurs naturally with age, but the men who had consumed more tofu showed an exaggeration of shrinkage.
White, L R, Petrovitch, H, Ross, G W, Masaki, K H, Hardman j, Nelson. J, Davis. D, and Markeshery, W. “Brain aging and midlife tofu consumption.” J Am Coll Nutr, April 2000, 19(2):242—255.
>0100 ‘Myths and Truths About SOy’-- The Weston A Price Foundation exposes the myths and explains the truth behind a number of soy fallacies:
Myth: SOy foods provide complete protein.
Truth: Like all legumes, SOy beans are deficient in sulfur-containing amino acids methionine and cystine. In addition, modern processing denatures fragile lysine.
Myth: Fermented SOy foods can provide vitamin B12 in vegetarian diets.
Truth: The compound that resembles vitamin B12 in SOy cannot be used by the human body; in fact, SOy foods cause the body to require more B12
Myth: SOy formula is safe for infants.
Truth: SOy foods contain trypsin inhibitors that inhibit protein digestion and affect pancreatic function. In test animals, diets high in trypsin inhibitors led to stunted growth and pancreatic disorders. SOy foods increase the body's requirement for vitamin D, needed for strong bones and normal growth. Phytic acid in SOy foods results in reduced bioavailabilty of iron and zinc which are required for the health and development of the brain and nervous system. SOy also lacks cholesterol, likewise essential for the development of the brain and nervous system. Megadoses of phytoestrogens in SOy formula have been implicated in the current trend toward increasingly premature sexual development in girls and delayed or retarded sexual development in boys.
Myth: Modern SOy foods protect against many types of cancer.
Truth: A British government report concluded that there is little evidence that SOy foods protect against breast cancer or any other forms of cancer. In fact, SOy foods may result in an increased risk of cancer.
Myth: SOy estrogens (isoflavones) are good for you.
Truth: SOy isoflavones are phyto-endocrine disrupters. At dietary levels, they can prevent ovulation and stimulate the growth of cancer cells. Eating as little as 30 grams (about 4 tablespoons) of SOy per day can result in hypothyroidism with symptoms of lethargy, constipation, weight gain and fatigue.
Myth: SOy foods are safe and beneficial for women to use in their postmenopausal years.
Truth: SOy foods can stimulate the growth of estrogen-dependent tumors and cause thyroid problems. Low thyroid function is associated with difficulties in menopause.
Myth: Phytoestrogens in SOy foods can enhance mental ability.
Truth: A recent study found that women with the highest levels of estrogen in their blood had the lowest levels of cognitive function; In Japanese Americans tofu consumption in mid-life is associated with the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease in later life.
Myth: SOy foods are good for your sex life.
Truth: Numerous animal studies show that soy foods cause infertility in animals. SOy consumption enhances hair growth in middle-aged men, indicating lowered testosterone levels. Japanese housewives feed tofu to their husbands frequently when they want to reduce his virility.
> 0100 Men who eat SOy isoflavones increase their chance of estrogen dominance leading to hair loss, swollen prostate glands and prostate cancer. A high SOy intake significantly reduces testicular function and lowers luteinizing hormone (LH) production, which is what signals the testicles to work.
Nagata, C, et al. “Inverse association of SOy product intake with serum androgen and estrogen in Japanese men.” Nutr Cancer, 2000, 36(1):14—18.
Zhong, Ying, et al. “Effects of dietary snpplement of SOy protein isolate and low fat diet on prostate cancer.” FASEB J, 2000, 14(4):a531.11.
>0100 Isoflavones decrease the good cholesterol (HDL), thus contributing to heart disease.
Asheon, E, and Ball, M. “Effects of SOy as tofu vs. meat on lipoprotein concentrations.” EurJ Cliii Nutr, Jan. 2000, 54(1):14—19,
Madani, 5, et al. “Dietary protein level and origin (casein and highly purihed SOybean protein) affect hepatic storage, plasma lipid transport, and antioxidative defense status in the rat.” Nutrition, May 2000, 16(S):368—375.
>1299 ‘The amount of phytoestrogens that are in a day’s worth of SOy infant formula equals 5 birth control pills,’ says Mike Fitzpatrick, a New Zealand toxicologist.
“SOy Infant Formula Could Be Harmful to Infants: Groups Want it Pulled.” Nutrition Week, Dec 10, 1999, 29(46):1—2; see also www.SOyonlineservice.co.nz.
>0199 ‘SOy Alert—SOy Infant Formula - Better than Breastmilk?’ describes the many dangers of SOy infant formula including allergies, nutritional deficiencies, retarded growth, brain and nervous system problems, sexual abnormalities, and cancer.
www.westonaprice.org/soy/infant.html
>0198 Female children fed the phytoestrogens in SOy formula reached puberty early, sometimes as young as age 6 to 8.
Irvine, C H G, Fitzpatrick, M G, and Alexander, S L. “Phytoestrogens in SOy based infant foods: Concentrations, daily intake and possible biological effects.” Proc Soc Exp Biol Med, 1998, 217:247—253.
>0797 The ‘daily exposure of infants to isoflavones in SOy infant-formulas is 6—11-- fold higher on a bodyweight basis than the dose that has hormonal effects in adults consuming SOy foods.’
Setchell, K D, Zimmer-Nechemias, L, Cai, J, and Heubi, J E. “Exposure of infants to phyto-oestrogens from SOy-based infant formula.” The Lancet, July 5, 1997, 350(9070):23—27.
> 0297 SOy contains isoflavones with built-in insecticides (genistein and daidzein). Isoflavones are estrogen-like substances that have the same effect in the body as estrogen. Eating SOy can contribute to irritability, mood swings, weight gain, uterine fibroids, fibrocystic breast disease, and cancer.
Casanova, M, et al. “Developmental effects of dietary phytoestrogens in Sprague: Dawley rats and interactions of genistein and daidzein with rat estrogen receptors alpha and beta in vitro.” Toxicol Sci, Oct. 1999, 51(2):236—244.
Santell, L, et al. “Dietary genistein exerts estrogenic effects upon the uterus, mammary gland and the hypothalamic / pituitary axis in rats.” J Nutr, Feb. 1997, 127(2):263—269.
Harrison, R M, et al. “Effect of genistein on steroid hormone production in the pregnant rhesus monkey.” Proc Soc Exp Biol Mcd, Oct. 1999, 222(1):78—84.
> 0796 SOy may also contribute to Alzheimer’s disease. In a major ongoing study involving 3,734 elderly Japanese American men, those who ate the most tofu during midlife had up to 2.4 times the risk of later developing Alzheimer’s disease. As part of the three-decade-long Honolulu-Asia Aging Study, twenty-seven foods and drinks were correlated with participants’ health. Men who consumed tofu at least twice weekly had more cognitive impairment than those who rarely or never ate the SOybean curd.
White, L R, Petrovich, H, Ross, G W and Masaki, K H. “Association of mid-life consumption of tofu with late life cognitive impairment and dementia: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study.” Fifth International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease, #487, 27 July 1996, Osaka, Japan.
White, L R, Petrovitch, H, Ross, G W, Masaki, K H, Hardman j, Nelson. J, Davis. D, and Markeshery, W. “Brain aging and midlife tofu consumption.” J Am Coll Nutr, April 2000, 19(2):242—255.
> 0196 Environmental and food estrogens, like those found in SOy, are responsible for the worldwide reduction in male fertility.
Rapp, D J. Is This Your Child’s World? New York: Bantam Books, 1996, p.SO1.
> 0995 ‘Soy Alert—The Ploy of Soy’ describes the history of soy in China. The Chinese consumed fermented foods such as tempeh, miso, natto, and shoyu. Contrary to popular opinion, unfermented SOy products were not consumed by the Chinese.
www.westonaprice.org/soy/ploy.html
> 0195 SOy isoflavones eaten during pregnancy may affect the sexual differentiation of the fetus toward feminization, cause malformations of the reproductive tract, or cause offspring to be born with both male and female sexual organs.
Levy, j R, Faber, F A, Ayyash, L, and Hughes, CL. “The effect of prenatal exposure to phytoestrogens genistein on sexual differentiation in rats.” Proc Soc Exp Biol Mcd, 1995, 208:60—66.
> 0994 The amount of phytoestrogens [estrogen-like substances] in two glasses of SOy milk per day is enough to change a woman’s menstrual patterns.
Cassidy, A, Bingham, 5, and Setchell, K D. “Biological effects of a diet of SOy protein rich in isoflavones on the menstrual cycle of premenopausal women.” AmJ Clin Nutr, Sept. 1994, 60(3):333—340.
> 0190 SOy contains Isoflavones [estrogen-like substances] which decrease thyroid hormone production. A hypothyroid condition can raise serum cholesterol, stunt a children’s growth, create fatigue, and lead to obesity.
Divi, R L, Chang, H C, and Doerge, D R. “Identification, characterization and mechanisms of anti-thyroid activity of isoflavones from SOybeans.” Biocheni PhartnacoL 1997, 54:1087—1096.
Fort, P, Moses, N, Fasano, M, Goldberg, T, and Lifshitz, E “Breast and SOy formula feedings in early infancy and the prevalence of autoimmune disease in children.” JAm Coil Nutr, 1990, 9:164—1 65.
Setchell, K D R, Zimmer-Nechemias, L, Cai, J, and 1-leubi, J E. “Exposure of infants to phytoestrogens from SOy based infant formula.” The Lancet, 1997, 350:23—27.
>0186 When it comes to allergies, SOy is one of the “sinister seven” and is widely known to cause immediate hypersensitivity reactions.
Berger, S. Dr. Berger’s Immune Power Diet. New York: New American Library,1986
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