A recently published study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reveals that soy intake leads to increased rates of colon cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. You can check out the article abstract here.
I really think the Soy industry has done a marvelous job in convincing us that soy is good for us. But I feel the exact opposite–soy is not only a nutritionally poor food choice, it is estrogenic and as you can see from the above article, increases the risk of cancer. The problem is that soy is now ubiquitous and it is difficult to find products without soy. How sad. (And scary).
With the growing estrogen dominance we are now seeing, my advice is to stay free and clear of soy.
PS: Next week I will be writing a series of posts centered on “How to choose the right supplements for me?”
Tags: colon cancer, estrogen dominance, prostate cancer, soy
January 22nd, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Does that include edamame?
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:45 pm
AMEN!!! I found that I am allergic to Soy a year ago. Farmers grow it cheap and it is a very hardy crop resistant to pests and drought. Large companies use it as a cheap filler that acts as a preservative as well. This is a very great article and well worth more research for better health!
January 23rd, 2010 at 9:14 pm
soy is bad news if you are hypothyroid as well. Its too bad its in so many foods.
January 24th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
i use a lot of Braggs Amino Liquid in my cooking, (a healthy form of soy sauce) ,should i stop , it is soy protein?
January 25th, 2010 at 1:53 pm
Soy should only be consumed when fermented in foods like Meso. People drink soy milk to avoid the issues with Lactose and/or hormones in Cows. Soy has a far worse effet on the endocrine system than processed Milk.