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Why Tofu Wrecks Your Brain
articles.mercola.com — In recent years soy has emerged as a ‘near perfect’ food, with supporters claiming it can provide a wide array of nutrients and other health benefits. But how did such a ‘perfect’ food emerge from a product that in 1913 was listed in the (USDA) handbook not as a food but as an industrial product?
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- lucy22, on 07/25/2008, -0/+9And, I have eaten alot of tofu lately. It sounds so gross now.
- lazerus9, on 07/25/2008, -4/+8Soy is for Sissies............No!.Really!
- BECoole, on 07/25/2008, -2/+9My son has never been as sick as he was when the doctors supplemented him with Soy formula. One feeding and he was sick for 2 days after.
- poparf, on 08/18/2008, -0/+1Young children are not suppose to eat soy???
- phatphat, on 07/25/2008, -0/+8Notice that the people they studied were using formaldehyde as a food preservative. They had ill health from this, not the tofu.
- tynos, on 07/25/2008, -1/+4No. That's one theory. There is no certainly in the article that
formaldehyde heightens the risk of dementia. It's not certain that people in the study were using formaldehyde and, if they were, it's uncertain that formaldehyde is the cause.
From the article:
A third theory is that damage is caused not by the tofu, but by formaldehyde, which is sometimes used in Indonesia as a preservative. /quote
There is more conclusive evidence of the health risks soy products pose.
Check out Dr. Mercola's review of Dr. Kaayla Daniel 's book "The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food"
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive ...
- tynos, on 07/25/2008, -1/+4No. That's one theory. There is no certainly in the article that
- tynos, on 07/25/2008, -1/+8No. That's one theory. There is no certainly in the article that
formaldehyde heightens the risk of dementia. It's not certain that people in the study were using formaldehyde as a preservative. Their use of formaldehyde as a preservative is described as "sometimes". And, even if the people were using it a a preservative, it's uncertain that formaldehyde is the cause.
From the article:
A third theory is that damage is caused not by the tofu, but by formaldehyde, which is sometimes used in Indonesia as a preservative. /quote
There is more conclusive evidence of the health risks soy products pose.
Check out Dr. Mercola's review of Dr. Kaayla Daniel 's book "The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food"
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive ...- tynos, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2That's odd. My edit turned into another comment. Guess it's been a while since I commented here on DIGG. Must be a new system.
- Wiwoz, on 07/25/2008, -0/+3For the most part, the article is accurate, but it both exaggerates phytoestrogen dosages and neglects to mention the many benefits of isoflavones and other chemicals contained in soy and soy products. While high levels of soy consumption are indeed a poor idea, low to moderate consumption of soy (particularly, as the article suggests, fermented soy such as miso and tempeh) confers health benefits that are generally considered to outweigh the associated risks. That being said, further study is necessary to determine the mechanisms and extent of any damage caused by soy so that potential consumers can make an informed decision.
- viciouspictures, on 07/25/2008, -0/+2Oh for Christ's sake... here we go again!
http://www.hollywoodriot.com/2008/04/25/do-not-eve ... - Carthagefield, on 07/25/2008, -1/+3SOY IS PEOPLE!!! Oh noes, I did it wrong.
- stealthc, on 07/26/2008, -1/+3So that's why Californians are so crazy.
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