SoY is NoT GooD For YoU

Many belived that soy milk is a good substitute for cow’s milks especially the lactose intolerant people. They find soy milk to be an excellent substitute for avoiding the lactose present in milk while ingesting the necessary calcium and protein that milk can provide.
However, i've done some research (been googling of course!!).

Here are several reasons why soy products are not good for you:-

# High levels of aluminium absorbed from the soil in which it is grown.

# Phytoestrogens or isoflavones, which can mimic the female sex hormone estrogen. ~Soy is full of large qualities of estrogens (female hormones); surely you don’t want your sons drinking this stuff. It has the ability to decrease the size of the penis, if consumed for a length of time. The testosterone in men is suppressed by the estrogens in soy.

# Cause infertility.

# A clot promoting substance called hem agglutinin, which causes red blood cells to stick together, and can inhibit oxygen uptake and growth in the body.

# May increase breast cancer in women. ~scary!! (Phyto-oestrogens in soy perform the actions of both oestrogen agonists and antagonists. They have the abilities to stimulate cells in the body sensitive to oestrogen or block the effect of oestrogen. However it hasn’t been proved that the consumption of soy and phyto-oestrogens is safe for women who already suffer from breast cancer, particularly those that have oestrogen-sensitive tumours.)

# Feeding an infant soy formula is the equivalent of giving it 5 birth control pills a day.
(It has been found that infants that consumed soy-based formulas have high levels of circulating phyto-oestrogens (13 000 to 22 000 times higher than would normally be the case). Such overexposure to phyto-oestrogens can create hormone imbalances and competition with enzymes that metabolise steroids, drugs and other biological compounds. It may also lead to problems with the future reproductive function of the person.)

# Can alter a woman’s menstrual cycle.

# Can cause low sperm count in men.

# Wreak havoc on digestion, causing wind, bloating and abdominal pain. ~angin. terkentut2 nanti.

# Block the uptake of minerals and leach calcium from the bones.

# Most soy crops are grown using GMO (genetically modified organism). Long term effects of GMO are not known.

# Infants’ soy formula has been linked to autoimmune thyroid disease.

# Linked to thyroid cancer. (Today a working group of the Independent Scientific Committee on Toxicity in the UK tries to find out if the phyto-oestrogens in soy foods can have a bad influence on hypothyroidism.)

# Tests on Japanese men who have consumed soy over a number of years, has led to brain shrinkage.

# Abnormalities in children.

# Pregnant women should not consume soy. ~tapi slalu tengok2 member2 yg pregnant minum soya. Nak bg anak cantek katenye. tataw la..

# Pancreatic disorders, responsible for many of the severe food allergies.

# It also has the highest percentage of contamination by pesticides of any other food we eat.



***notes: info thanks to
i) http://www.foreverlookingood.com/soyproducts
ii) http://www.mydietsweb.com/essentials/soy.htm
iii)http://www.lifescript.com/Body/Food/Good-foods/Pros_And_Cons_Of_Soy_Milk.aspx
***i dunno what to say, just knew bout this. Used to drink soy milk, loving it. Wont consume anymore from today onward...
***Erm..organic soy pun xbole ke??huhu
***some say you can take it in moderation. not too much. agak-agakla beb. haa..gtu..