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HSI - Jenny Thompson

Adult Swim

 

ADULT SWIM

 

Health Sciences Institute e-Alert

 

April 16, 2003

 

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Dear Reader,

 

You have to be impressed with a food that can be processed

as either ice cream or tuna fish.

 

That's a joke my sister came up with about soy. And yes, I

used it in a previous e-Alert. But some jokes just never get

old.

 

Some views do, however. For instance: the mindset that soy

is the end-all and be-all of health foods is beginning to

change as ongoing research continues to point toward the

unhealthy aspects of soy products. It's now obvious that soy

is anything but health food, which is why I've slowly phased

it out of my diet. And all the evidence would imply that

that's a healthy choice.

 

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Soy 101

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In an e-Alert I sent you last week ( " Milky Way " 4/9/03), HSI

Panelist Allan Spreen, M.D., mentioned that soy has a

protein quality rating of " 1, " even though soy protein is

inferior to the protein found in eggs and dairy products. A

member named Bob responded with this e-mail about two very

specific problems with soy:

 

" What about the effects of soy genistein on mineral

absorption, the effects of soy phytoestrogens on infants and

pre-pubescent adolescents, etc.? I would like to have seen

some comments by the good doctor concerning the array of

documented health negatives involved with the ingestion of

soy products. "

 

Before I turn things over to Dr. Spreen for a response, I'll

define some of Bob's terminology for those of you who may

have skipped biology class the day they covered soy.

 

Genistein is a type of isoflavone found in chick peas and

legumes (such as soy). Isoflavone is a phytochemical

(bioactive plant chemical), but more importantly it's a

phytoestrogen - a bioactive compound that has estrogenic

activity. Among the legumes, soy has the most concentrated

amount of isoflavones. And as you might suspect, soy can

trigger effects in the hormones of both men and women, and

maybe even children.

 

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The modern soybean

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When you take the basic components of the soybean, and then

add to that the modern procedures of cultivation and mass

production, you have a highly processed food of dubious

nutritional value. And as you'll see in his response to

Bob's e-mail, Dr. Spreen agrees:

 

" I am not a fan of today's soy for a large list of reasons

(even though the stuff is commonly labeled a 'health food').

The phytates on board block absorption of more than just

minerals (proteins are also involved), and are only

deactivated with soy that's been fermented. Tofu, textured

soy protein and most other forms are anything but. Tempeh,

miso, soy sauce made by the traditional method (most in the

U.S. is not), and a few other forms are the only ones that

qualify, and we don't see them much around here.

 

" Today's commercial soybeans are not the same as in

centuries past - they've been modified, which alone bothers

me. However, the current hype about the phytoestrogens in

soy is, to me, further cause for worry. Daidzein and

genistein are named as reasons to procure soy, especially

for women with menopausal difficulties. The jury may still

be out on that one, assuming you have a form of soy with no

phytates. However, there's little doubt that some

significant estrogenic influence is involved, and that

should be of concern to developing little bodies, in my

opinion, both male and female.

 

" I wouldn't pump the stuff into my kids...but that's just

me. "

 

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Soy taketh away

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Regarding the way that isoflavones might interfere with the

sexual and hormonal development of children, Dr. Spreen

singled out an article that appeared in the March 1999 issue

of Natural Health. In that article, author Sally Euclaire

Osborne cited a New Zealand study that examined the

isoflavone levels in soy formula for babies. The recommended

daily intake of the formula was found to be FOUR TIMES the

amount capable of changing the reproductive hormones in

women.

 

Beyond the frightening prospect of creating an estrogenic

response in children, nutrition experiments with adults have

shown that a soy-based diet requires supplementation with

vitamins E, K, D, and B12, and creates significant

deficiencies in copper, iron, zinc, magnesium, and calcium.

This is especially important for post-menopausal women, who

by eating soy or taking soy supplements as a form of natural

HRT, could be putting themselves at risk for nutritional

deficiencies and osteoporosis. And it's also important for

anyone who doesn't eat meat, as they tend to be B12

deficient.

 

For a much broader overview of the health hazards of soy,

Dr. Spreen recommends what he calls a " somewhat scary "

article titled " The Ploy of Soy " by Sally Fallon and Mary G.

Enig, Ph.D., published online at westonaprice.org. It's

important to note that this is a pro-dairy group. Still,

this article and others that appear in the " Soy Alert! "

section of that web site clearly demonstrate that soy is a

far cry from health food.

 

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....and another thing

 

Astonishing. Shameful. Negligent. These words just begin to

describe the reactions that members had in response to an e-

Alert I sent you last month ( " Breaking Even " 3/17/03) about

cancer patients who are administered chemotherapy for types

of cancer that are known to be unresponsive to chemo.

 

A member named Libit wrote: " You mentioned that there are

some cancers that do not respond to chemo. You said to ask

your doctor whether your cancer is one of them. Are we to

believe that we'll be told the truth? If it's known that

there are certain cancers that don't respond, can't we have

a list of them now? "

 

Whether your oncologist will tell you the truth is,

unfortunately, impossible to answer. I would guess that in

most cases you would be told the truth. But according to a

Massachusetts study that examined the medical records of

almost 8,000 cancer patients, of those who were prescribed

chemo in the last months of life, patients with cancers

unresponsive to chemo were treated just as often as those

with responsive cancers.

 

One of the lead doctors of this research stated

that " providing chemotherapy to patients with unresponsive

cancers is hard to justify. "

 

That's putting it mildly, to say the least.

 

As if these cold facts aren't disturbing enough, there's an

additional wrinkle that makes the situation even more

upsetting. Cancer patients often receive chemotherapy drugs

in the offices of their oncologists. Oncologists purchase

the drugs themselves and bill their patients. Typically

patients pay far higher amounts than their doctors pay for

the drugs. This practice even has a name: it's known

as " chemotherapy concession. "

 

Oncologists defend the steep markup as necessary to maintain

on-site staff and facilities to administer the chemo. And

yet according the Medical Group Management Association, over

the last ten years oncology has become one of the most

lucrative fields of medical practice, largely due to the

chemotherapy concession. By some estimates, two-thirds of

many oncologists' total revenue comes from the concession.

 

According to our research, the specific types of cancer

listed as not being responsive to chemotherapy are:

pancreatic, melanoma, hepatocellular, renal cell, and

gallbladder. If you are diagnosed with one of these cancers

and are prescribed chemotherapy, you know it's time for a

second opinion.

 

To Your Good Health,

 

Jenny Thompson

Health Sciences Institute

 

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Sources:

" Does Soy Have a Dark Side? " Sally Eauclaire Osborne,

Natural Health, March 1999,

 

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written permission.

 

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