Soy Alert!

MANY TOXIC SUBSTANCES (Video Text)

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)  FDASoyReferences
2. Studies Showing Adverse Effects of Dietary Soy, 1939-2014
3. Studies Showing Adverse Effects of Isoflavones, 1950-2013

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.

General Information

• The Ploy of Soy September 27, 1995
• Myths & Truths About Soy January 1, 2000
• Soy Alert! Brochure March 9, 2009
• Soy Alert! Campaign Letter 2002 June 15, 2002
• Soy: The Dark Side of America’s Favorite “Health” Food February 17, 2004
• Tragedy and Hype: Third International Soy Symposium March 26, 2000
• Third International Soy Symposium March 15, 2004
• Twelfth International Soy Symposium February 15, 2005

Soy Foods

• There’s Soy in THAT? February 20, 2013
• What’s Edamame? And Other Questions about Green Vegetable Soybeans September 22
• Mr. Tofu! December 18, 2006
• Fowl Play: Pumped and Plumped Meat September 2, 2010
• Soy Lecithin: From Sludge to Profit February 25, 2004
• Stinky, Slimy and Stringy, but the Healthiest Soyfood Ever June 27,
• Soy in MLM Products: Answers to Two Letters March 18, 2010
• Not Milk and Uncheese: The Udder Alternatives October 4, 2004
• SOY-LING Bacon: Sickening Science Experiment December 12, 2012
• Soy-ling Cheerios July 14, 2014

Soy Industry

• Advertising and Monkey Business February 17, 2004
• Bad News for the Soy Industry February 27, 2009
• Babes in Soyland: Natural Products Expo East December 7, 2003
• Researchers who Lie, Cheat and Steal . . . and the Journal that Exposes Them January 27, 2012
• Soy Bioterrorism November 2, 2009
• Soy Formula Panel Caves to Industry Pressure December 30,
• Soy Industry on the Attack July 16, 2006
• Soy Sales Up, but Looks Who’s Eating July 13, 2009
• Oy Soy Veh–Confession from the NIH July 12, 2009
• Soy to the World April 6, 2011
• The 2011 Soy Foods Market Report May 6, 2011
• Happy New Year. No Soy to the World! December 26, 2011
• The Promotion of Soy August 9, 2005
• WISHH-Ful Thinking: New Markets for Soy Products March 4,
• Soy: The Quiet Conquest February 27, 2009
• Trumped Up Success, Trumped Up Benefits June 26, 2009

Toxicity/Environment

• Colony Collapse Disorder: Soy Tie to Bee Die-Off? February 15, 2008
• Committee on Toxicity in Foods and the Environment March 23, 2003
• Not Taking the EWG Pledge October 10, 2011

Nutrition

• Dangers of Dietary Isoflavones At Levels Above Those Found In Traditional Diets March 2, 2009
• Fuming about Sulfur — Not a Leg to Stand On February 12, 2010
• Manganese Madness February 27, 2009
• Phytoestrogens in Soy Depress Immune Function December 5, 2003
• Questions about Lecithin July 8, 2010
• Soy and Corn Blends Stop Hunger but not Malnutrition March 26, 2009
• Soy Isoflavones: Panacea or Poison? February 27,

In Diet

• Cruel and Unusual Punishment: Soy Diet for Illinois Prisoners May 1, 2009
• Glutens for Punishment – Letters about the Gluten-Free Product Market and the Soy/Gluten Connection May 15, 2010
• How Much Soy Do Okinawans Eat? January 8, 2015
• iVegetarian2: The Eating Disorders of Steve Jobs December 27, 2011
• iVegetarian: PETA Honors Steve Jobs October 9, 2011
• Lose Your Veganity! September 13, 2011
• Soy and the Odwalla Chocolate Protein Monster April 16, 2012
• Soy Carbohydrates: The Flatulence Factor December 6, 2003
• Soy-Ling of America: Second-hand Soy from Animal Feeds May 27, 2012
• Soy: Singing the Low-Carb Blues March 4, 2007
• The Little Known Soy-Gluten Connection June 28, 2010
• The Soy-ling of America: Second-Hand Soy from Animal Feeds July 23, 2012
• The Tofurky Dialogues November 21, 2012
• The USDA’s New Dietary Guidelines February 14, 2011
• Vegans Ask Questions April 1, 2011
• VeganThink: Dr. John McDougall Explains the Death of Steve Jobs December 31, 2012
• What Can I Drink Instead of Soy Milk? March 3, 2012

Health – General

• Cancer in Zambia: Is Soy a Culprit? February 2, 2013
• Not So Soy Healthy For The Heart March 13, 2009
• Off the Soy, On the Cushion, and Other Questions about Musical Fruits May 13, 2010
• Practice Safe Soy June 17, 2011
• Prison Soy Diet Podcast June 19, 2014
• Recovery from Soy Part I: A Strategy for Dealing with Soy Allergies February 14, 2008
• Sex and the Soybean: A Cautionary Tale October 13, 2011
• Soy and Asthma: More Bad News for the Soy Industry August 11, 2015
• Soy and Corn Blends Stop Hunger but not Malnutrition March 26, 2009
• Soy and Osteoporosis: Not a Leg to Stand On December 18, 2006
• Soy and Seizures: Bad News for the Soy Industry April 24, 2013
• Soy and the Brain April 28, 2004
• Soy and the Lungs July 31, 2010
• Soy Recovery: The Toxic Metal Component May 1, 2009
• Soybesity: Soy and Weight Gain March 4, 2014
• Soybesity: Soy for the Weight Loss Market April 30, 2014
• Soyful Tales March 31, 2010
• Steve Jobs’s Diet Sends Ashton Kutcher to Hospital January 28, 2013
• Striking at the Soy Heart Health Claim March 30, 2009
• The Soy Controversy May 26, 2004
• Thyroid Cancer on the Rise: Is Soy a Cause? February 2, 2012
• Wise Thyroid March 27, 2012
• Would the “Feel Good” Food Have Made Van Gogh Feel Better? March 20, 2014
• The Flatulent Bean: Soy Alert! Update, Fall 2003 December 6, 2003
• New Studies, New Concerns: Soy Alert! Update, Spring 2003 July 2, 2003
• Soy Causes Many Medical Problems: Soy Alert! Update, Spring 2004 February 4, 2007
• Response to Solae Petition: Soy Alert! Update, Summer 2004 March 15, 2009
• Soy and Bladder Cancer: Soy Alert! Update, Winter 2003 March 14, 2009
• Soy and Intestinal Development: Soy Alert! Update, Winter 2004 May 24, 2004
• Complaints About Soy February 17, 2004
• Soy in the News March 22, 2009

Health – Men

• Effects of Antenatal Exposure to Phytoestrogens on Human Male Reproductive and Urogenital Development November 16, 2005
• Hormone Therapies for Boys Harmed by Soy Formula November 7, 2010
• Novel Approach to the Zipper Problem April 16, 2010
• Soy May Help Men Remember Anniversaries! February 5, 2010
• “Moobs”; Man Boobs and Soy July 2, 2015
• Whey To Go: Soy Protein Lowers Testosterone in Strength-Training Men January 21, 2014
• Singing the Blues: Soy Does Zip for Prostate Cancer Patients December 11, 2013

Health – Women

• EFSA Rejects Soy Health Claims for Bone Health and Menopause August 12, 2012
• One Woman’s Story February 27,
• Thermograms Prove Soy is Not a Girl’s Breast Friend October 27, 2014
• Teens Before Their Time September 8, 2002
• Soy and Menopause: Soy Alert! Update, Summer 2003 December 13, 2003

Health – Children

• Hormone Therapies for Boys Harmed by Soy Formula November 7, 2010
• More Government Promotion of Soy-Based Infant Formulas February 12, 2013
• Soy Formula Panel Caves to Industry Pressure December 30, 2010
• Soy Infant Formula: Birth Control Pills for Babies October 19, 2002
• Soy Infant Formula: Concerns and Recommendations February 17, 2004
• Two Letters about Children Fed Soy Formula February 15, 2010
• The Tragedy of Soy Infant Formula January 1, 2000
• Why Babies Should Not be Fed Soy February 10, 2010
• Charlie’s Story February 17, 2004
• Soy and Sanitation January 21, 2011
• Soy and Sanitation: Poor Reason to Go Vegan July 4, 2010

Soy Promotion

• Babes in Soyland: Natural Products Expo East December 7, 2003
• Atlas Soy-Led: Ayn Rand’s Take on the Soybean April 24, 2011
• Death of a PETA Spokesman September 12, 2012
• Dr. Mark Hyman’s Huffington Post article on Soy August 30, 2010
• Dumb and Dumberer: The Case of the Danish Doctors July 13, 2011
• Daniel Back from the Lion’s Den August 24, 2006
• Reply to Bill Sardi February 27, 2001
• Reply to Robert Cohen, the Not Milk Man February 9, 2003
• Response to Dr. Mark Hyman September 29, 2010
• Sharing Soy February 2, 2010