Soy May Cause Cancer and Brain Damage

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Soy May Cause Cancer and Brain Damage

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Soy May Cause Cancer and Brain DamageTwo senior US government scientists, Drs. Daniel Doerge and Daniel Sheehan,have revealed that chemicals in soy could increase the risk of breast cancerin women, brain damage in both men and women, and abnormalities in infants.The scientists decided to break ranks with colleagues in the FDA and opposeits decision last year to approve a health claim that soy reduced the riskof heart disease.They wrote an internal protest letter warning of 28 studies revealing toxiceffects of soy, mostly focusing on chemicals in soy known as isoflavones,which have effects similar to the female hormone estrogen.They claim that research has shown a clear link between soy and thepotential for adverse effects in humans.Soy may lead to health problems in animals including altering sexualdevelopment of fetuses and causing thyroid disorders.Some studies show that chemicals in soy may increase the chances ofestrogen-dependent breast cancer.According to their letter:'There is abundant evidence that some of the isoflavones found in soydemonstrate toxicity in estrogen sensitive tissues and in the thyroid.''During pregnancy in humans, isoflavones per se could be a risk factor forabnormal brain and reproductive tract development.'According to one of the scientists, parents who give their children soy milkor formulas "are exposing their children to chemicals which we know haveadverse effects in animals. It's like doing a large uncontrolled andunmonitored experiment on infants.'The soy industry insists that the adverse effects seen in animals do notapply to humans.The Guardian August 13, 2000COMMENT: As time goes on I suspect the real truth regarding soy will beginto emerge in even the traditional media. If my schedule ever opens up, Iplan on promoting this message more widely and I have even reserved thedomain www. nosoy. com. If you do not yet understand the reason why soy shouldnot be considered a health food please review the following links:The ABC television news program 20/20 aired a feature story on June 8, 2000,on the dangers of soy. It was great to see some in the mainstream mediafinally picking up on this story.Besides the articles linked below, another good resource for information onthe dangers of soy is The Weston A. Price Foundation, which has a goal toachieve a ban on the use of soy formula for infants.Related Articles:Soy: Too Good to be TrueNewest Research On Why You Should Avoid SoyReturn To Table of Contents Issue #167Home Page Health Articles Nutrition Help Newsletter

 

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