PLEASE VISIT: The world's foremost authority on Soy, Dr. Kaayla T. Daniel's web site:
http://www.wholesoystory.com/
PLEASE
READ: The Whole Soy Story: the dark side of America's favorite health
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Soy:
A Poisonous Plant (FDA)
Soy & Infants (VERY IMPORTANT)
Soy & Sex
Soy & Deforestation (SHOCKING!)
Frankensoy: Cry for Thee Argentina
In
1997 Argentina became one of the first countries to authorize
the use of genetically modified (GM) seed. Soon after, farmers
began growing Monsanto's Roundup Ready strain of soybean, designed
to be resistant to the herbicide glyphosate. The farmers were
seduced by Monsanto's promise of increased productivity and
decreased herbicide use with Roundup Ready soy.
The
economic dream crop, however, soon became a nightmare. Problems
with herbicide resistant "super weeds" let GM soy
growers to double the amount of herbicides used by conventional
farmers. Bacteria died, leaving soil so inert that dead weeds
would not rot. Farmers and neighbors near GM fields have suffered
health problems such as rashes and tearing eyes, while many
livestock have died or given birth to deformed young.
In
addition, 10,000 square miles of rainforest were leveled for
soybean production and 150,000 small farmers driven off their
land by big farmers eager to grow more soy. Meanwhile, the production
of milk, rice, maize, potatoes, lentils, and other staples needed
to feed the people of Argentina fell, replaced by soybeans grown
for export to Europe and China.
Despite
clear environmental and economic crisis, Colin Merritt, biotechnology
manager for Monsanto, says GM soy has been an "exemplary
success" in South America. Similar "successes"
are showing up in the U.S. and elsewhere.
Sources:
Utton, Tim, Nightmare of the GM weeds. Daily Mail (UK), April
15, 2004. www.gmwatch.org; Rohter, Larry. Relentless foe of
the Amazon jungle: soybeans. NY Times, September 17, 2003.
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Soy Listed in FDA Poisonous Plant Database:
While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a heart health
claim for soy protein, the agency also lists soy in its "Poisonous
Plant Database." A search for the word "soy" in the database
reveals 256 references, including studies that warn
about goiter, growth problems, amino acid deficiencies, mineral
mal absorption, endocrine disruption and carcinogenesis. Reference:
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~djw/pltx.cgi?QUERY=soy
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Guide to Naturally Occurring
Anti nutrients& Toxins in Soy
This
glossary is to help you more easily understand the types of
soy foods and the qualitative differences between old-fashioned
and modern processing methods.
ALLERGENS
cause allergic reactions. Soy is one of the top 8 allergens.
GOITROGENS
damage the thyroid.
LECTINS
cause red blood cells to clump together and may cause
immune system reactions.
OLIGOSACCHARIDES
are the pesky sugars that cause bloating and flatulence.
OXALATES
prevent proper absorption of calcium and have been linked
to kidney stones and a painful disease known as vulvodynia.
PHYTATES
impair absorption of minerals such as zinc, iron and
calcium.
ISOFLAVONES
are phytoestrogens (plant estrogens) that act like hormones
and affect the reproductive and nervous systems. Some
of the best know isoflavones are genistein and daidzein.
PROTEASE
INHIBITORS, most notably TRYPSIN INHIBITORS interfere with
the digestive enzymes protease and trypsin. This can lead
to gastric distress, poor protein digestion and
an overworked pancreas.
SAPONINS
bind with bile. They may may damage the intestinal lining.
Source:
The Whole Soy Story, The Dark Side of America’s Favorite
Health Food, Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, New Trends Publishing,
Inc., Washington, DC, 2005, ISBN 0-9670897-5-1, pgs. 38-39.
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Genetically
Modified "Frankensoy":
More than two thirds of the U.S. soybean crop now come from genetically
modified (GM) soybeans patented and sold by Monsanto, known as the "Frankenstein
Food Giant." Reference: Genetically
modified crops in the United States. Pew Initiatives on Food and Technology
Fact Sheet. http://pewagbiotech.org/.
and Kilman, Scott, Cooper, Helene. Crop blight: Monsanto falls flat
trying to sell Europe on bio engineered foods - its soybeans are safe,
say trade officials, but public doesn't want to hear it - mad cow and
Englishmen. Wall Street Journal, May 11, 1999. A1, A10.
Sewage
Bacterium/GM Soy:
Although Monsanto's researchers developed several strains of glyphosate-resistant
soybeans over the years, the plants withered and died because they were
unable to synthesize the amino acids tyrosine, phenylalanine and tryptophan.
The problem seemed insurmountable until scientists discovered a hardy
bacterium living in the glyphosate-rich sewage of the Monsanto factory.
The problem was how to insert the bacterial genes across the
species barrier into the soybean. This proved no small feat,
but finally resulted in a patented soybean plant with a Roundup-tolerant
gene that never before existed in nature and could not have
evolved naturally. Reference: Monsanto genetically
engineered soy has elevated hormone levels: public health threat.
International scientists appeal to governments world wide. Please Release.
Third Meeting of the Open-ended AD hoc Working Group, on Biosafety
of the UN-Convention on Biological Diversity. Montreal, October
13, 1997. and Hart, Kathleen, Eating in the Dark: America's Experiment
with Genetically Engineered Foods (NY Pantheon, 2002).
The
Processing of soy "milk":
First, let's look at the old fashioned soy "milk"-making
process. It began with a long soak. The softened beans were
then ground on a stone grinder, using massive amounts of water. The
mush then went into a cloth bag, was placed under a heavy rock, and
pressed and squeezed until most of the liquid ran out. The soy paste
was then boiled in fresh water. Large amounts of filthy scum rose to
the surface ans was carefully removed. Reference:
Shurtleff, William, Chronology of soy milk worldwide: Part I, 220 A.D.
to 1949, Special Exhibit, Museum of Soy, 2001, www.soydailyclub.com.
and Wallace GM, Studies on the processing and properties of soy milk
J Sci Food Agric, 1971, 22, 526-535.
The
Modern processing of soy "milk":
The modern method of processing is cheaper - and some manufacturers
retain the scum. Reference: Japanese
food maker to use new technology to create whole bean soy foods JIJI
via NewsEdge Corporation. www.soyatechn.com. Posted 4/27/04.
Modern methods also speed up the pre-soaking phase with the use
of an alkaline solution, skip the squeezing
and skimming steps, use common tap water,
and cook the soy paste in a pressure cooker. The speed comes at a cost:
the high pH of the soaking solution followed by the pressure cooking
destroys key nutrients, including vitamins and the
sulfur-containing amino acids. This processing combination also decreases
the quality of the amino acid lysine and may produce
a toxin, lysinoalanine. Reference: Liu,
KeShun. Soybeans: Chemistry, Technology and Utilization (Gaithersburg,
MD, Aspen, 1999) 151-153.
WARNING!
Avoid Homemade Soy"milk!"
Soy"milk" making machines ignore centuries of accrued wisdom.
They boast that their machines make soy"milk" in only 25 minutes
and that they don't require presoaked beans. Soy milk that has not been
properly soaked, skimmed and cooked at length is guaranteed to deliver
a full load of the soybean's Anti nutrients For most soy"milk"
drinkers, that could mean digestive distress, gas, and mineral mal absorption
Source: Make soy milk with SoyToy - new machine, unique process,
Business Wire via NewEdge Corporation. www.soyatech.com. Posted 6/17/2002.
Detailed information about the Anti nutrients in soy and the importance
of deactivating them through proper processing is provided here at The
Science of Health Index.
Combating
the unsavory taste of soy"milk" by adding sugar:
The Center for Food Reformation at TIAX, a collaborative
product and technology development firm based in Cambridge, MA, recently
compared 64 soy milks on the market and concluded that the most common
way food processors meet "consumer flavor expectations is to add
sugar." Between 4 to 6 grams (slightly less than 1 teaspoon to
slightly more than 1 tablespoon) is needed to sweeten and eight-ounce
serving of soy"milk." Source: Soy milk industry still
struggling to satisfy consumer taste: study by TIAX's Center for Food
Reformation shows sugar levels in soy milk on the rise. August 13, 2003.
www.thesoydaily.com.
White
paint improves color and texture of soy"milk":
Titanium oxide, a form of white paint, was once popular for improving
both color and texture of soy"milk." Those who didn't shake
their soy"milk" containers properly often found watery lumps
of white goop at the bottom. The soy"milk" needs some kind
of oil to provide creaminess, canola oil - not soy oil - is often added.
The soy industry knows its own oil is not perceived as healthy. Reference:
The
Whole Soy Story, The Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health Food,
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, New Trends Publishing, Inc., Washington,
DC, 2005, ISBN 0-9670897-5-1, pg. 69.
Harmful
soy product thickener:
Yogurt, pudding, milk and cottage cheeses made from soy often contain
a seaweed known as carrageenan used as a thickener.This water-soluble
polymer or gum often serves as a fat substitute. For years food scientists
assumed it to be safe, but recent studies show that carrageenan can
cause ulcerations and malignancies in the gastrointestinal tract of
animals. Reference: Thickener used in soy milk may
cause health problems, study says. Environmental News Network, Sun Valley
ID, via. NewEdge Corporation. Posted 10/22/2001. www.soyatech.com.
Soy
"cheeses" contain high levels of dangerous partially hydrogenated
fats with the highest levels in the brands that taste best! Citizens
for Science in the Public Interest found that in a certain brand "each
2/3 ounce slice contains 2 grams of artery-clogging trans fats."
Reference: Hurley, Jayne. Liebman, Bonnie. The
udder alternative: the soy dairy case, Nutrition Action Newsletter,
Nov 2002, 14.
SPI
(soy protein isolate) - the ingredient that provides the familiar
ground meat-like texture in soy lasagna, soy chili and hundreds of other
products - contains some 38 petroleum compounds including,
but not limited to: butyl, methyl and ethyl; abietic acid derivatives,
diehydroabietinal, hexanal and 2-butyl-2ooctenal aldehydes; dehydroabietic
acid methyl ester; dehydroabietene and abietatriene. Source:
Boatright WL, Crum AD. Nonpolar-volatile lipids from soy protein isolates
and hexane defatted flakes. J Am Oil Chem Soc, 1997, 74, 461-467.
In the old days, soy oil was burned like kerosene in
lamps with wicks, and used to make soap, caulk boats, grease
axles and otherwise lubricate machinery. The
Whole Soy Story, The Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health Food,
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, New Trends Publishing, Inc., Washington,
DC, 2005, ISBN 0-9670897-5-1, pg. 98.
and Shurtleff, William and Aoyagi, Akiko. The History of Soybean Crushing:
Soy Oil and Soybean Processing and Utilization manuscript (Lafayette,
CA, Soy foods Center), 21-22, 26, 38, 42-43, 49. and Johnson LA, Myers
DJ. Industrial uses for soybeans. In Practical Handbook of Soybean Processing
and Utilization, David R.Erickson, ed. (Champaign, IL, AOCS Press, 1995)
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Some Toxins Found in Highly
Processed Soy Foods
•
Nitrosamines: harmless until reduced
to nitrites - mutagens and carcinogens that can damage
the liver.
•
Lysinoalanines: known to cause kidney
damage, specifically increased organ weights,
lesions and kidney stones
in rats.
•
Heterocylic Amines: in rats, mice and
monkeys, the liver is most vulnerable, but
lung and stomach tumors, lymphomas
and leukemias also occur as well as myocardial
lesions in monkeys.
•
Excitotoxins: a byproduct of processing
that increases when two or more are present in the same food
or when nitrosamines or other toxins are present as in soy foods
•
Chloropropanols: chemicals known as
3-MCPD and 1,3-DCP, both have been linked to liver cancer.
•
Furanones: mutagenic to bacteria and
cause DNA damage.
•
Hexane: organic solvents such as acetone,
benzene, chloroform, cyclohexane and ether - irritates
the lungs and depresses the central nervous
system. Ingestion has been linked to Parkenson's
Disease, and workers exposed to Hexane may develop
polyneuropathy
•
plus other solvents
Source:
The Whole Soy Story, The Dark Side of America’s Favorite
Health Food, Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, New Trends Publishing,
Inc., Washington, DC, 2005, ISBN 0-9670897-5-1, pg. 122-132.
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Some sources
(using the PDCAAS rating system) have rated soy with a 100% protein
score, like egg whites and casein. But this rating system is flawed.
Ghulam Sarwar, PhD., of the Nutrition Research Division of the Banting
Research Center in Ottawa, warns us that PDCAAS scores "clearly
overestimate the protein quality of sources that contain
anti-nutritional factors." (of which soy is the
perfect example). Sarwar, B, Peace RW, Bottling HG
Effect of amino acid supplementation on protein quality of soy-based
infant formulas fet to rats. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 1993, 43, 3, 259-266.
PDCAAS
scores do not distinguish between the good and bad forms of amino acids.
High heat, pressure and chemicals can transform usable and needed
L-form amino acids into the potentially toxic D-forms.
Testing techniques that could make the crucial distinction are available,
but are not in use. Reference:
Friedman et al, Protein alkali reactions: chemistry, toxicology, and
nutritional consequences, In Nutritional and Toxicological Aspects of
Food Safety. M. Friedman, ed. (NY Plenum Press, 1984). 367-412. and
Sarwar, B, Peace RW, Bottling HG Effect of amino acid supplementation
on protein quality of soy-based infant formulas fet to rats. Plant Foods
Hum Nutr 1993.
* In a highly
unusual move, Dr. Daniel Sheehan and Dr. Daniel Doerge (two senior scientists
who worked within the US Food and Drug Administration) wrote a letter
of protest to the department of Health and Human Services at the FDA
denouncing the [soy health] claim, concerned that the problems with
soy consumption were being ignored. An extract from their letter seen
by Observer Food Monthly states: "We oppose this health
claim because there is abundant evidence that
some of the isoflavones [Phytoestrogens] found in soy demonstrate
toxicity in estrogen-sensitive tissues and in the thyroid.
This is true for a number of species, including humans. Additionally,
the adverse effects in humans occur in several tissues and, apparently,
by several distinct mechanisms...Thus, during pregnancy in humans, isoflavones
per se could be a risk factor for abnormal brain and reproductive
tract development... There exists a significant body of animal
data that demonstrates goitrogenic [effect on the thyroid gland] and
even carcinogenic effects of soy products."...
Dr. Sheehan was particularly concerned about the increasing number of
babies being weaned on soy infant formula. "We are
doing a large uncontrolled and unmonitored experiment on human infants,"
he said. Reference: Anthony Barnett, Sunday Nov 7,
2004. The Observer. Copyright Guardian Limited 2004.
Soy - a waste product changed into a "miracle" food:
Soy was originally considered a waste product. It was used to rotate
crops. Reference:Katz, Solomon H., "Food and
Bio cultural Evolution: A Model for the Investigation of Modern Nutritional
Problems", Nutritional Anthropology, Alan R. Liss Inc., 1987, p.
50.
[Soy] is
an invisible ingredient in nearly everything we eat, from port pies
to breakfast cereals to mayonnaise and margarine's. [It] is used to
bulk out and bind many processed foods, such as sausages, lasagne, beef
burgers and chicken nuggets and it allows food firms to claim a higher
protein content on the label. Some research estimates that soy is present
in more than 70 percent of all supermarket products and widely used
in most fast food chains.
Soy
is also listed on food labels as:
• vegetable oil
• lecithin
Soy has never attained GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status:
Soy protein did have approval for use as a binder in cardboard boxes,
and this approval was allowed to continue, as researchers considered
that migration of nitrites from the box into the food contents would
be too small to constitute a cancer risk. FDA officials called for safety
specifications and monitoring procedures before granting of GRAS status
for food. These were never performed for soy. To this day, use of soy
protein is codified as GRAS only for this limited industrial use as
a cardboard binder. This means that soy protein must be subject to pre-market
approval procedures each time manufacturers intend to use it as a food
or add it to a food. Reference:FDA ref 72/104, Report
FDABF GRAS - 258.
Soy highly processed:
Soy is one of the most processed and genetically modified foods on the
market. Soy also has one of the highest percentages of contamination.
A puree of cooked soybeans could be precipitated with calcium sulfate
or magnesium sulfate (plaster of Paris or Epsom salts) to make a smooth,
pale curd - tofu or bean curd. Reference: Cinderella’s
Dark Side, Sally Fallon & Mary G. Enig, Ph.D., Dec. 3, 2002.
Soy
and cancer:
...studies now link the Phytoestrogens found in [soy] to an increased
risk of [some] types of cancer. Reference: Anthony
Barnett, Sunday Nov 7, 2004. The Observer. Copyright Guardian Limited
2004.
Soy is a potent enzyme inhibitor (a toxic anitnutrient!).
During digestion, soy inhibits trypsin, which is a necessary digestive
enzyme. These trypsin inhibitors are large, tightly folded proteins
that are not completely deactivated during ordinary cooking. They can
produce serious gastric distress, reduced protein digestion and chronic
deficiencies in amino acid uptake. In test animals, diets high in trypsin
inhibitors* cause enlargement and pathological conditions
of the pancreas, including cancer. Reference:Rackis,
Joseph J. et al., "The USDA trypsin inhibitor study. I. Background,
objectives and procedural details", Qualification of Plant Foods
in Human Nutrition, vol. 35, 1985.
*Trypsin
is an enzyme produced by your pancreas used in digesting protein, and
is critical for antibody production. An inhibitor is something that
disables
Soy blocks minerals:
Soybeans are high in phytic acid, which can block the uptake of essential
minerals – calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, and especially zinc
(zinc is utilized by the body more than any other mineral).
Reference: Sally Fallon & Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.
Phytate
reduction of zinc absorption has been demonstrated in numerous studies.
These results are summarized in Leviton, Richard, Tofu, Tempeh, Miso
and Other Soy foods: References: The 'Food of the
Future' - How to Enjoy Its Spectacular Health Benefits, Keats Publishing,
Inc., New Canaan, CT, USA, 1982, p. 1415.
Soy depresses thyroid function:
Soy contains goitrogens – substances that depress thyroid function.
Soy based formula can cause thyroid problems in babies. Soy stunts the
growth and sexual development of male babies and children. The trypsin
inhibitors and harmogglutinin in soy are growth inhibitors. Females
who consumed soy milk as infants, have been shown to begin sexual development
as early as 3 years old. Other sexual complications may develop later
in life. References: Hagger, C. and J. Bachevalier,
"Visual habit formation in 3-month-old monkeys (Macaca mulatta):
reversal of sex difference following neonatal manipulations of androgen",
Behavior and Brain Research (1991) 45:57-63.
References: Ross, R.K. et al., "Effect of in-utero
exposure to diethylstilbestrol on age at onset of puberty and on post-pubertal
hormone levels in boys", Canadian Medical Association Journal 128(10):1197-8,
May 15, 1983.
Soy promotes blood clotting:
Soybeans also contain haemagglutinin, a clot-promoting substance that
causes red blood cells to clump together. Reference:
Cinderella’s Dark Side, by Sally Fallon: & Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.,
Dec. 3, 2002.
References:
"Effect of in-utero exposure to diethylstilbestrol on age at onset
of puberty and on post-pubertal hormone levels in boys", Canadian
Medical Association Journal 128(10):1197-8, May 15, 1983.
Soy
diminishes sperm motility:
...some [sperm] samples moved so sluggishly that they would have trouble
reaching and fertilizing an egg ...a complex analysis of [sperm samples]
revealed that the seminal liquid surrounding the slower-moving sperm
contained chemicals called isoflavones. These compounds are also known
as Phytoestrogens or plant-estrogens because they mimic estrogen, the
powerful female hormone. These highly active compounds are found in
large concentrations in soy.
Professor
Neil McClure is one of Britian's leading fertility experts and he is
already acting on the results (above). "If a couple were having
trouble conceiving and the man's sperm was a borderline case, then I
have seen enough evidence from these studies to advise a change in his
diet to minimize soy."
Reference:
Anthony Barnett, Sunday Nov 7, 2004. The Observer. Dr. Lorraine Anderson
Study - Copyright Guardian Limited 2004.
Other
issues with soy:
• It has been claimed that [soy] damages brain function in men.
• Some attribute the early onset of puberty in western women to
the spread of soy in diets.
• Interaction with immune systems
• Interaction with central nervous systems
• Interaction with cardiovascular systems
• Although some evidence has shown soy may help prevent some cancers,
it has also been shown to cause other cancers.
"Claims
that soy beans have been a major part of the Asian diet for more than
3,000 years, or from 'time immemorial' are simply not true."
US Nutritionists Kaayla T. Daniel - who has studied
the history of soy consumption.
“…Asians
consumed their [soy] products only in small amounts,
as condiments or seasonings, and not as substitutes
for animal foods like fish or pork. They rarely – if ever –
baked or boiled soybeans, ground them into flour, or roasted them to
make nut-like snacks. Reference: The Whole Soy Story,
The Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health Food, Kaayla T. Daniel,
PhD, CCN, New Trends Publishing, Inc., Washington, DC, 2005, ISBN 0-9670897-5-1,
pg. 11. (Shurtleff, Aoyagi. The Book of Tofu, 63, 73-75.), Shurtleff,
William and Aoyagi, Akiko. History of Soybean Crushing: Soy Oil and
Soybean Meal. In History of Soybeans and Soy foods: Past, Present and
Future (Lafayette, CA. Soy foods Center), unpublished manuscript, 27.
“… Most Asians did not press or crush great quantities of
soybeans to extract soy oil, they never faced the challenge of finding
creative ways to use massive amounts of leftover protein. They soy oil
they did extract worked fine to light lamps, and the
protein served as an excellent fertilizer. Reference:
The Whole Soy Story, The Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health
Food, Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, New Trends Publishing, Inc., Washington,
DC, 2005, ISBN 0-9670897-5-1, pg. 14. (Shurtleff, Aoyagi. The Book of
Tofu. 27-28.)
Soy and Infants:
DO NOT feed your infant soy formula. The health risks
can be avoided!!
It is estimated
that an infant exclusively fed soy formula receives the estrogenic
equivalent (based of body weight) of at least 5 birth control pills
per day. Reference: Irvine, C. et al., "The
Potential Adverse Effects of Soybean Phytoestrogens in Infant Feeding",
New Zealand Medical Journal May 24, 1995, p. 318.
A
severely malnourished five-month old infant was admitted
to Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock Arkansas suffering from
heart failure, rickets, vasculitis, and neurological damage.
The baby girl had been fed nothing but a soy drink since she
was three days old. Reference: www.uiuc.edu/archives/experts/utilization/1998a/1746.html
Not
long after the above incident, the FDA learned of a two-month old girl
in California who was taken to a physician because she had failed
to gain weight or develop properly. She was suffering from
severe malnutrition after receiving EdenSoy exclusively
from birth upon the recommendation of a midwife. Reference:
FDA Consumer Magazine, September 1990, DHHS Publication, 91-2236.
Soy
formula contains levels of aluminum 10 times greater
than milk-based formula and 100 times greater than
breast milk, a fact that can negatively affect bone and nervous
system development. Reference:
American Academy of Pediatrics
Soy
and goiter in infants:
Three cases of infants developing goiter when they were consuming
soybean “formula.” The condition
was rapidly eliminated in two of the infants when the soy “formula”
was terminated. The third child was cured when iodine was added to the
diet. What did soy formula have to do with thyroid (goiter) problems?
Soybeans are a source of isoflavonoids, including genistein and daidzein.
Contrary to popular belief and what is often reported in the media,
they are both hazardous to your health. Reference:
Thomas H. Shepard, et al., 262 (22), June 2, 1960, pages 1099-1103.
The New England Journal of Medicine article, “Soybean Goiter:
Report of Three Cases,”
“Soybeans
contain compounds (genistein and daidzein –the ‘active ingredients’)
that inhibit [interfere with] thyroid peroxidase (TPO)
which is essential to thyroid hormone synthesis [production].”
Soybeans are NOT good for the thyroid! Reference:Biochemical
Pharmacology, Vol. 54, 1087-1096, 1997
The
soybean has evolved for the survival of the soybean species,
not for benefit of human infants.The process of evolution
has bequeathed us human milk for our newly born and young children;
the further we stray from that natural standard, the
greater is the risk that we will seriously
compromise the nutritional needs of the infant child.
Reference: Woodhams, Dave. Nutritional deficiencies of soy protein based
infant formulas. Soy Information Network Newsletter, March 5, 1995.
1-15.
…18%
higher incidence in autoimmune thyroid disease in infants
who are fed soy
formula. Reference: J Am Coll Nutr 1990, Apr; 9(2):
164-167
Infant brain and dietary fat:
[Dietary fat] is a required nutrient for an infant's brain and nerve
development. Compared to breast-fed infants, infants who were fed hydrolyzed
soy (processed) protein showed significant reduced growth in weight
and length, as well as total blood protein Reference:
Acta Paediatr Suppl, Sept. 1994; 402: 100-104, and Eur J Clin Nutr,
Sept. 1995; 49 Suppl 1: S26-38
Soy-based infant products often contain double the amount of protein
supplied by mother's milk. (This is not good - the baby is supposed
to get fats, not excessive protein.) Soy formula is clearly
not a proper "substitute" Reference:
Adv Exp Med Biol, 1991; 289: 389-402
Soy and Sex:
Men, you DON'T want to be consuming soy! Here's
why:
Celibate monks living in monasteries and leading a vegetarian lifestyle
find soy foods quite helpful because they dampen libido. Reference:
Cinderella’s Dark Side, Sally Fallon & Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.,
Dec. 3, 2002.
Soy
diminishes sperm motility:
...some [sperm] samples moved so sluggishly that they
would have trouble reaching and fertilizing an egg
...a complex analysis of [sperm samples] revealed that the seminal liquid
surrounding the slower-moving sperm contained chemicals called
isoflavones. These compounds are also known as Phytoestrogens
or plant-estrogens because they mimic estrogen, the powerful
female hormone. These highly active compounds are found
in large concentrations in soy.
Professor
Neil McClure is one of Britian's leading fertility experts and he is
already acting on the results (above). "If a couple were having
trouble conceiving and the man's sperm was a borderline case, then I
have seen enough evidence from these studies to advise
a change in his diet to minimize soy."
Reference:
Anthony Barnett, Sunday Nov 7, 2004. The Observer. Dr. Lorraine Anderson
Study - Copyright Guardian Limited 2004.
Some
attribute the early onset of puberty in western women to the spread
of soy in diets.
“Over
time, the [Chinese] monks may have noticed that randy behavior declined
when tofu consumption went up. The aptly named “meat without a
bone” soon appeared regularly on monastery menus as an aid to
spiritual development and sexual abstinence, a dietary strategy validated
by recent studies showing that the plant-form of estrogens (called phytoestrogens)
in soy can lower testosterone levels. Reference:
The Whole Soy Story, The Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health
Food, Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, New Trends Publishing, Inc., Washington,
DC, 2005, ISBN 0-9670897-5-1, pg. 11.
Reference: Fallon, Sally. Enig, Mary G. Tragedy and Hype: The Third
International Soy Symposium. Nexus, April-May 2000, 21.
Soy and Deforestation:
Rapid deforestation
is occurring in; Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia! "Soy
now occupies more land in Argentina than all other crops added together,
covering more than half the country's arable land. It is predicted that
10,000 hectares of forest is being lost every year - the equivalent
of 20 football fields an hour. If this continues, in
five years' time the country's native forests will disappear completely."
Rich, lush forests, indigenous tribes and endangered species are disappearing
because these lands are being "ripped apart" to harvest soy
crops. "Newly released satellite imaging data has revealed a 40
percent jump in deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rain forests...Giant
bulldozers linked together with huge metal chains drive through the
forests tearing up everything in their path. The felled timber and leaves
are piled high in 1 km rows as far as the eye can see, ready to be set
alight... The massive leap is the worst acceleration in
the loss of tropical jungle since 1995, with much of the destruction
being blamed on the illegal logging of land for soy production."
"Today soy is traded as an international commodity,
just like oil or gold... With so many commercial interests dependent
on the continued appetite for soy across the globe, those few telling
a different story face an uphill struggle in getting their voice herd."
Reference: Anthony Barnett, Sunday Nov 7, 2004. The
Observer. Copyright Guardian Limited 2004.
"... though we often hear about
the loss of Amazon rainforest to ranchers raising cattle for fast-food
franchises, soybean farming has wrought even greater devastation, causing
the deforestation of an area larger than the state of New Jersey in
less than a year." Reference: The
Whole Soy Story, The Dark Side of America’s Favorite Health Food,
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, New Trends Publishing, Inc., Washington,
DC, 2005, ISBN 0-9670897-5-1, pg. 27. and Rohter, Larry. Relentless
for of the Amazon jungle: soybeans. New York Times, September 17, 2003.
