Re: Soy as contraceptive

Soy Dangers Summarised

SOY DANGERS:
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 orders. 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 added to many soy foods.

Soy foods contain high levels of aluminum which is toxic to the
nervous system and the kidneys.


SOY INFANT FORMULA — BIRTH CONTROL PILLS FOR BABIES
Babies fed soy-based formula have 13,000 to 22,000 times more estrogen
compounds in their blood than babies fed milk-based formula.

Infants exclusively fed soy formula receive the estrogenic equivalent
of at least five birth control pills per day.

Male infants undergo a “testosterone surge” during the first few
months of life, when testosterone levels may be as high as those of an
adult male. During this period, baby boys are programmed to express
male characteristics after puberty, not only in the development of
their sexual organs and other masculine physical traits, but also in
setting patterns in the brain characteristic of male behavior.

Pediatricians are noticing greater numbers of boys whose physical
maturation is delayed, or does not occur at all, including lack of
development of the sexual organs. Learning disabilities, especially in
male children, have reached epidemic proportions.

Soy infant feeding—which floods the bloodstream with female hormones
that inhibit testosterone—cannot be ignored as a possible cause for
these tragic developments. In animals, soy feeding indicates that
phytoestrogens in soy are powerful endocrine disrupters.

Almost 15 percent of white girls and 50 percent of African-American
girls show signs of puberty such as breast development and pubic hair,
before the age of eight. Some girls are showing sexual development
before the age of three. Premature development of girls has been
linked to the use of soy formula and exposure to environmental
estrogens such as PCBs and DDE.

SOURCE: http://www.soyonlineservice.co.nz/03summary.htm
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