Dangers Of Consuming Soy Based Products

They told us that Soy was a healthier protein alternative. They told us that Soy contains estrogen like compounds, that it is a natural product, and a healthy way to reduce a woman's menopause symptoms. They told us that it would help to prevent cancer, and they told us that Soy Formula was a safe food choice for our newborn infants.

What they didn't tell us was that there was not sufficient study done in any of these areas to support the claims that were being made by the manufacturers and distributors of Soy based products. What they didn't tell us was that regular consumption of Soy based products could be very dangerous to our health and that of our families. What they didn't tell us was that future scientific studies of Soya based products would find frightening health consequences for those individuals who consumed even as little as one serving of Soya every second day.

They didn't tell us that Isoflavones are a primary ingredient of Soy, or that these Isoflavones may be the possible reason as to the majority of health problems associated with the consumption of Soy based products. Isoflavones very closely resemble female hormones or Estrogen. Although one would presume that their intake would not be suitable for men, or young children, one would presume this extra female hormone intake would be fine for women.

Research studies are now concluding that men, children, as well as women, should not consume Soy based products on a regular basis.

The manufacturers and distributors of Soy based products forgot to mention that medical studies now show that men who dine on a single serving of Soy every second day have dramatically reduced sperm counts compared to men who do not ingest Soy products. To be more exact, they didn't tell us that the men who ate Soy during these studies had approximately forty one million less sperm per milliliter of semen, than those who did not ingest Soy during the study. Nor do they tell us now that it is inadvisable for males to ingest Soy products on a regular basis!

They don't even whisper that a review in 2006 by the American Heart Association found that Soy Isoflavones do not reduce hot flashes in women with menopause, or that there is no evidence that Isoflavones help prevent cancers of the prostate, breast, or uterus.

Nor do these same manufacturers and distributors mention that it is now advised that women with a history of breast cancer should be very careful when consuming Soy products. It is advised that those who take the anti-cancer drug tamoxifen, should completely eliminate Soy based products from their diet, as Soy may reduce the effectiveness of this drug.

They didn't tell us back in the Nineteen Eighties, and they don't tell us now that there appears to be a higher incidence of Alzheimer's in individuals who consume Soy based products on a regular basis. Nor do they mention that this brain atrophy does not appear to be related to Soy intake purely by coincidence; medical studies are backing up these findings.

You probably don't remember hearing that a regular intake of Soy products can and may affect your thyroid functioning. The Isoflavones goitrogens may reduce your body's ability to absorb iron and other essential nutrients such as calcium, magnesium and zinc. These vitamin deficiencies can cause an increased risk of brain atrophy, reduce your thyroids ability to function, or cause other health related issues to occur.

Did you know that Soy based products are suspected as being one of the factors responsible for inflammatory based thyroid illness?

While so many companies and individual distributors still shout out the many presumed health benefits of Soy based products, they neglect to mention that when we feed our young babies or children soy based formulas or soy milk products that we are exposing them to approximately thirty-two to forty-five milligrams of the Isoflavone known as genistein.

They don't tell us that a much smaller amount of this chemical is enough to affect a grown woman's menstrual cycle. What is this doing to our babies? What are the hormonal effects of soy on our children? What about the hormonal changes that it throws onto new mothers who consume soy products while their fetus is developing within them?

These Soy promoters don't advise us that studies are finding that Genistein may inhibit the growth of intestinal cells within babies who consume these Soy based formulas. Or that twice as many children who were fed a Soy based formula developed diabetes, compared to those in a control group that were breast fed, or received a milk based formula instead.

What are the statistics of children with peanut allergies who were fed Soy milk products as babies? Is there a link?

Even with statistical evidence mounting as to the possible adverse health affects of a diet rich in Soy based products, we still are hearing more good than bad, about this controversial food product. The commercial marketing arena for Soy products is a very large and powerful industry.

I am sure that in the future we will be seeing a great deal more on research into this food product, and thankfully we will probably also be receiving much more accurate information as to it's true health benefits, and risks! Until that information is available, please research the foods that you choose for your family, research soy products and their possible health hazards to the individuals that you care about.

Next time you are doing your weekly grocery shopping, and you remember that advertisement that you recently heard touting the many benefits of Soy in your diet, start remembering all the things that they aren't telling you!

Walk right past that soy flour, soymilk, tofu, soy oil, tempeh, miso, soy baby formula, soy meats, soy cheese, soy ice cream, or any other food item that may contain soy flour, soy lethicin or any other soy based ingredient.

Reach instead for the healthier milk or protein options of cows milk, goats milk, lean meats, cheese, beans, or salmon. At least until further research proves otherwise.

Although all foods contain calories. Some foods take so much energy to digest that your body actually burns up the calories from them in the process of consuming them. These are called Zero Calorie Foods. Still other amazing foods take so much energy to digest that you actually lose weight by eating them! These are known as Negative Calorie Foods..........Read More.

Elimination diets are usually used to discover which food or food groups an individual might have an allergy or be sensitive to. Up to Seventy five percent of the population have allergies or intolerance to some of the foods that are generally considered safe for human consumption. These food sensitivities may cause nothing more than a mild case of gastrointestinal discomfort to the sufferer, but they may also be severe enough to cause harm to one or more of the body's organs, or to even cause the development of an immune system response resulting in a chronic illness..........Read More.

Kids have a whole lot of energy to begin with, but just add sugar, and ask them to sit still for a couple of hours in a confined space and see what happens.

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