Soy is it too much? *

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Hi, just saw the topic... one of my favorites

 

lots of the studies finding harms of soy are associated with soy, but not

neccessary. Like alzheimers from soy processed with aluminum, phytic

acids, isolated soy protein without the rest of the bean, ect

 

Also GM soybeans, found with unknown DNA, less phytoestrogens, less choline,

more trypsin inhibitor, and *never tested in human feeding studies to

determine safety*, might be wise to avoid

 

half-way down... http://www.geocities.com/holist2002/PlantFoodNutrition.html

(and FDA text at the top)

 

half-way down this site has a list of harms with soy- only read themif

you're able to take the time to read carefully and critique them

http://www.ecologos.org/ttdd.htm

 

 

and scientists in the FDA urge caution on soy

http://abcnews.go.com/onair/2020/2020_000609_soyfdaletter_feature.html

 

 

In this economic competitive atmosphere, it's difficult to know whether

cautions are sincere or bought ?? The meat industry does fear soy,

but that doesn't mean all, or some, of the harms are or aren't true ??

 

Jon

 

 

 

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Saturday, July 20, 2002 2:47 PM

Re: Soy is it too much?

 

 

Hi Eric

 

I notice you are American. Do you find it difficult to get non-GM soya. I

believe that the research referred to was done on subjects consuming GM

soya.

 

>· Not much is being done in the U.S. to make parents aware of the

thyroid-related dangers of soy formulas, or to alert the >public that heavy

soy consumption may be a danger to thyroid function

 

 

 

From other lists I have been on over the last three years I would say that

this dubious information is well propaganda'd in the US. I also note that

it states that eating 'huge amounts of soya' is bad for your thyroid.

Personally I don't think it is a good idea for anybody to eat huge amounts

of any one item, and if they do they are asking for trouble.

 

Why would eating soya be any more of a problem for vegans than for

meat-eaters.

 

>· According to the Soy Online Service, for infants, any soy is too much.

For adults, just 30 mg of soy isoflavones per day is the >amount found to

have a negative impact on thyroid function

 

 

That should be okay then because you need only 25mg of isoflavones to get

the benefits required, so if you do have a pre-existing tendency to thyroid

problems then you can still eat some soya without depressing thyroid

function. If you are worried about isoflavones then you should be aware

that they are in other foods as well, not just soya.

 

I would like to know the history and connections of the people stating the

case against soya.

 

I prefer to go on the evidence of the population studies of the countries

where soya is the main protein. This proves the benefits of soya, but there

seems to be no evidence of the thyroid suppression.

 

Finally, you do not need to eat soya to be vegan. There are plenty of other

protein foods - nuts and seeds, beans and lentils, rice etc.etc. Also soya

is added to lots of non-vegan foodstuffs and ready-meals, so if it were true

it would be just as likely to affect meat-eaters who eat a lot of ready

meals etc.

 

Jo

 

 

 

 

 

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