Our understanding is the processing of soy in this country makes it unfit for consumption.
Men’s hormones - believe you are probably correct.
Overly breast development in young boys, for one
The worst is giving soy formulas to babies.
Here are a couple of excerpts from an article about soymilk by Dr. Al Sears:
Recent science suggests soy isoflavones are dangerous to your health.That imbalance affects women as well as men.
Isoflavone isnt actually a single substance, but a category of substances. Isoflavones include "phyto-estrogens," plant-based compounds that mimic the female hormone. Eat enough of these and youll upset your bodys hormonal balance.
Societies that depend heavily on soy-based foods use traditional preparation methods thousands of years old that neutralize or eliminate these poisons. Tempeh, miso, natto, and soy sauce are fermented products. The fermentation process destroys the toxins. Tofu comes from the pressed curds of the soybean. The rest is thrown out and the bad stuff along with it.Dr. Sears has other articles about soy. Another good source of information about the reasons to avoid unfermented soy is Dr. Joseph Mercola's site. He has a section of his site devoted to the subject of soy. And as acapesket touched upon earlier, soy is one of the most heavily genetically modified crops in the U.S.
Compare this with the industrial processes that go into making soymilk: washing the beans in alkaline or boiling them in a petroleum-based solvent; bleaching, deodorizing, and pumping them full of additives; heat-blasting and crushing them into flakes; and then mixing them with water to make milk.
This only adds more dangerous chemicals without removing any of soys natural toxins. This is NOT a dietary staple in China, Indonesia, or any other country. And it shouldnt be here, either.
Sorry for the late reply : /
That is my understanding as well, and due to it’s estrogenic properties, it can’t be to good for ANYONE except post menopausal women, and for them, many sources say it must be fermented. Yet it is being marketed as healthy for everyone from infants on up : o
Eek : \
May God bless,
Tatt