Snipped from alternet.org.

I have written many articles on this blog exposing the hidden dangers in our food. With extensive industrialization of agriculture and the genetic modifications occurring in the food cell itself, there’s no wonder that many food sources have been contaminated, polluted and tainted in more ways than one. But there is one food source that in and of itself is actually proclaimed to be a harbinger of good health, but in fact is a danger to your health. This food source is soy. Yeah, I know, the mainstream food giants tout it as a miracle food that not only promotes heart health, but alleviates symptoms associated with menopause, reduces the risk of certain cancers, and lowers levels of the “bad” cholesterol. Well, coming from the $4 billion soy industry, do you think maybe their claims are only reporting the “good side” of soy? When questioned, they will only refer to the FDA’s approval for their health claims. But little is known about the “dark side” of soy that the FDA’s own top scientists kept silent about. So, what is it that these top scientists are keeping under wraps?

Here’s the real scoop on soy according to the alternet.org article. Soy can create endocrine disruption, digestive problems, deleterious effects on thyroid, fertility, hormones, sex drive, and even may be a potential to contribute to certain cancers. How can something that is so commonly eaten in Asian countries have such deleterious effects on people here? The answer lies in the type of soy that is eaten.

Here is a portion of the article that explains part of the problem with soy ingestion.

Epidemiological studies have shown that Asians, particularly in Japan and China, have a lower incidence of breast and prostate cancer than people in the United States, and many of these studies credit a traditional diet that includes soy. But Asian diets include small amounts — about nine grams a day — of primarily fermented soy products, such as miso, natto, and tempeh, and some tofu. Fermenting soy creates health-promoting probiotics, the good bacteria our bodies need to maintain digestive and overall wellness. By contrast, in the United States, processed soy food snacks or shakes can contain over 20 grams of nonfermented soy protein in one serving.

Soy is everywhere in our food supply, as the star in cereals and health-promoting foods and hidden in processed foods. Even if you read every label and avoid cardboard boxes, you are likely to find soy in your supplements and vitamins (look out for vitamin E derived from soy oil), in foods such as canned tuna, soups, sauces, breads, meats (injected under poultry skin), and chocolate, and in pet food and body-care products. It hides in tofu dogs under aliases such as textured vegetable protein, hydrolyzed vegetable protein, and lecithin — which is troubling, since the processing required to hydrolyze soy protein into vegetable protein produces excitotoxins such as glutamate (think MSG) and aspartate (a component of aspartame), which cause brain-cell death.

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