The Other Side of Soy - there may be a downside to this “miracle food.”

[Darlene]

While the scientific research on soy is still emerging and is often contradictory, there are now some serious questions being raised about this miracle food, and some of its staunchest defenders acknowledge that these questions need to be answered.

A 20/20 investigation.

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"Sooner or later everyone quotes their mother."

[Snowmom]

Good article Midnight Mom. The article doesn't mention it, but soy is bad for people with hypothyroidism too.

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[Darlene]

Yo-goosie--have you peeked in on the other threads about soy????? Mentions it in one of the other ones.

[Darlene]

Excerpted from "Soy Story"

HOW MUCH IS DANGEROUS?

For Adults

A glass a day melts the thyroid away. From USA Woman's World, Mar 16 2001. AVOIDING SOY .... As little as 30mg of soy isoflavones--the amount in 5-8 ounces of soymilk - have been proven to suppress thyroid function. "The isoflavones in soy act like a hormone in the body. And in many women, especially those who eat large amounts of concentrated soy powder or take isoflavone supplements, this disturbs the body's hormonal balance, triggering or worsening thyroid problems," explains Dr. Larian Gillespie, author of "The Goddess Diet". Some experts are even calling for the makers of soy products to remove these antithyroid isoflavones from their products.

Soy protein has been assessed by the Australia/New Zealand Food Authority as posing potential hazards to consumers as to sexual maturation, sexual differences, foetal and neonatal brain development, and to thyroid function of children and adults (ANZFA)

[This message has been edited by Midnightmom (edited August 06, 2002).]

[mrszouave]

Thank you MidnightMom for that info!!I really appreciate it!!

And once again Thank you Goosie!

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[Guest Guest]

Here is another good site with several different soy articles. http://www.mercola.com/article/soy/

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