Soy - Maybe it's not so good after all...

Soy can be found in countless products at the grocery store and is touted to be the ultimate health food. Used as a meat replacer and a milk replacer without the so-called negative aspects of meat and milk.  It turns out, soy may not be such a "miracle food" after all.  Here are just some of the pitfalls of soy:

- Soy has been found to be a goitrogen, blocking thyroid function 

- Soy has extremely high amounts of phytic acid, known to block mineral absorption (calcium, magnesium, iron, and zinc to name a few!) 

- The phytoestrogens may disrupt endocrine function 

- Free glutamic acid or MSG (a neurotoxin) is formed during soy food processing and added to many soy foods

- Soy is an extremely high allergen (one of the top eight)

In addition, the FDA gave soy a cholesterol-lowering blessing on the basis of incomplete science and even though there was a lot pointing to the fact that soy can be toxic.  Now even the American Heart Association has come out with a scientific statement on January 17, 2006, saying that "Soy shows little effect on "bad" cholesterol."

Other Articles on the Harmful Effects of Soy

Newest Research On Why You Should Avoid Soy 

Think Soy is Healthy? Here’s Why it’s Not as Good as You Think

The Ploy of Soy

Many more articles and research can be found at the Soy Alert! section of the Weston A. Price Foundation www.westonaprice.org