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Soy Alert!

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Confused About Soy?--Soy Dangers Summarized

  • High levels of phytic acid in soy reduce assimilation of calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and zinc. Phytic acid in soy is not neutralized by ordinary preparation methods such as soaking, sprouting and long, slow cooking. High phytate diets have caused growth problems in children.
  • Trypsin inhibitors in soy interfere with protein digestion and may cause pancreatic disorders. In test animals soy containing trypsin inhibitors caused stunted growth.
  • Soy phytoestrogens disrupt endocrine function and have the potential to cause infertility and to promote breast cancer in adult women.
  • Soy phytoestrogens are potent antithyroid agents that cause hypothyroidism and may cause thyroid cancer. In infants, consumption of soy formula has been linked to autoimmune thyroid disease.
  • Vitamin B12 analogs in soy are not absorbed and actually increase the body's requirement for B12.
  • Soy foods increase the body's requirement for vitamin D.
  • Fragile proteins are denatured during high temperature processing to make soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein.
  • Processing of soy protein results in the formation of toxic lysinoalanine and highly carcinogenic nitrosamines.
  • Free glutamic acid or MSG, a potent neurotoxin, is formed during soy food processing and additional amounts are added to many soy foods.
  • Soy foods contain high levels of aluminum which is toxic to the nervous system and the kidneys.

The above soy dangers and our Myths & Truths About Soy are available in our Soy Alert! trifold brochure for mass distribution.

Studies Showing Adverse Effects of Soy

  1. Studies Showing the Toxicity of Soy in the US Food & Drug Administration's Poisonous Plant Database (7.5M PDF)
  2. Studies Showing Adverse Effects of Dietary Soy, 1939-2008
  3. Studies Showing Adverse Effects of Isoflavones, 1950-2010
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# Article Title Date Author
1 Advertising and Monkey Business February 16 2004 Valerie James
2 Atlas Soy-led: Ayn Rand's Take on the Soybean July 11 2011 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN
3 Babes in Soyland: Natural Products Expo East December 6 2003 Linda Joyce Forristal, CTA, MTA
4 Bad News for the Soy Industry February 26 2009 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
5 Charlie's Story February 16 2004 George Glasser and Anita Knight
6 Colony Collapse Disorder: Soy Tie to Bee Die-Off? February 14 2008 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN
7 Committee on Toxicity in Foods and the Environment March 22 2003 Valerie James
8 Complaints About Soy February 16 2004 Weston A. Price Foundation
9 Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Soy Diet for Illinois Prisoners April 30 2009 Weston A Price Foundation
10 Dangers of Dietary Isoflavones At Levels Above Those Found In Traditional Diets March 1 2009 Sally Fallon
11 Daniel Back from the Lion's Den August 23 2006 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
12 Effects of Antenatal Exposure to Phytoestrogens on Human Male Reproductive and Urogenital Development November 15 2005 Bernard Poggi
13 Heart of the Matter : Sulfur Deficits in Plant-Based Diets February 1 2012 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN
14 Manganese Madness February 26 2009 David Goodman, PhD
15 Mr. Tofu! December 17 2006 Kaayla Daniel, PhD
16 Myths & Truths About Soy December 30 1999 Weston A. Price Foundation
17 Not Milk and Uncheese: The Udder Alternatives October 3 2004 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
18 Not So Soy Healthy For The Heart March 12 2009 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
19 Not Taking the EWG Pledge October 9 2011 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN
20 One Woman's Story February 26 2009 Tera
21 Phytoestrogens in Soy Depress Immune Function December 4 2003 Sally Fallon
22 Recovery from Soy Part I: A Strategy for Dealing with Soy Allergies February 13 2008 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
23 Reply to Bill Sardi February 26 2001 Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD
24 Reply to Robert Cohen, the Not Milk Man February 8 2003 Andreas Schuld
25 Response to Dr. Mark Hyman September 28 2010 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN
26 Soy Alert! Brochure March 7 2009 Weston A. Price Foundation
27 Soy Alert! Campaign Letter 2002 June 14 2002 Weston A. Price Foundation
28 Soy Alert! Update, Fall 2003 December 5 2003 Weston A. Price Foundation
29 Soy Alert! Update, Spring 2003 July 1 2003 Weston A. Price Foundation
30 Soy Alert! Update, Spring 2004 February 3 2007 Weston A. Price Foundation
31 Soy Alert! Update, Summer 2003 December 12 2003 Weston A. Price Foundation
32 Soy Alert! Update, Summer 2004 March 14 2009 Weston A. Price Foundation
33 Soy Alert! Update, Winter 2003 March 13 2009 Weston A. Price Foundation
34 Soy Alert! Update, Winter 2004 May 23 2004 Weston A. Price Foundation
35 Soy and Corn Blends Stop Hunger but not Malnutrition March 25 2009 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN
36 Soy and Osteoporosis: Not a Leg to Stand On December 17 2006 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
37 Soy and Sanitation January 19 2011 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN
38 Soy and the Brain April 27 2004 John MacArthur
39 Soy Bioterrorism November 1 2009 Maria Van Heemstra
40 Soy Carbohydrates: The Flatulence Factor December 5 2003 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
41 Soy Formula Panel Caves to Industry Pressure December 28 2009 Sally Fallon Morell
42 Soy in the News March 21 2009 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN
43 Soy Industry on the Attack July 15 2006 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
44 Soy Infant Formula: Birth Control Pills for Babies October 18 2002 Sally Fallon
45 Soy Infant Formula: Concerns and Recommendations February 16 2004 Suha Khoury
46 Soy Isoflavones: Panacea or Poison? February 26 2009 Mike Fitzpatrick, PhD, MNZIC
47 Soy Lecithin: From Sludge to Profit February 24 2004 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
48 Soy Recovery: The Toxic Metal Component April 30 2009 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD and Galen D. Knight, PhD
49 Soy to the World April 5 2011 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN
50 Soy: Singing the Low-Carb Blues March 3 2007 Kaayla Daniel, PhD
51 Soy: The Dark Side of America's Favorite "Health" Food February 16 2004 Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD
52 Soy: The Quiet Conquest February 26 2009 Ilse Oeschlager-Demarest
53 Soyful Tales March 30 2010 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN
54 Striking at the Soy Heart Health Claim March 29 2009 Kaayla Daniel
55 Studies Showing Adverse Effects of Dietary Soy, 1939-2008 August 25 2003 Weston A. Price Foundation
56 Studies Showing Adverse Effects of Isoflavones, 1950-2010 August 25 2003 Weston A. Price Foundation
57 Teens Before Their Time September 7 2002 Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD
58 The Little Known Soy-Gluten Connection June 27 2010 Kaayla Daniel, PhD, CCN
59 The Ploy of Soy September 26 1995 Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD
60 The Promotion of Soy August 8 2005 Sally Fallon
61 The Soy Controversy May 25 2004 Mary G. Enig, PhD
62 The Tragedy of Soy Infant Formula December 31 1999 Sally Fallon
63 Third International Soy Symposium March 14 2004 Sally Fallon
64 Tragedy and Hype: Third International Soy Symposium March 25 2000 Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD
65 Trumped Up Success, Trumped Up Benefits June 25 2009 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
66 Twelfth International Soy Symposium February 14 2005 Bill Sanda
67 Why Babies Should Not be Fed Soy February 9 2010 Gail Elbek
68 WISHH-Ful Thinking: New Markets for Soy Products March 3 2007 Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
 


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