Soy Good or Bad?

Soy Can Negatively Affect Your Weight & Health
By Rick Osborn on June 3, 2011 in advice, cancer, Diet Tips, Healthy Foods, nutrition, toxins

There are certain foods and herbs that we can eat on a daily basis that will help us maintain a lean and healthy body. Unfortunately there are also certain foods or ingredients in foods that have the opposite effect – making us fat and sick. Many may think they know what these bad foods are – high fructose corn syrup, trans fats, saturated fats, etc. But one ingredient that most aren’t aware of is SOY.

Did you know that many soy products can actually cause weight gain, PMS, bloating, stubborn fat, contribute to prostate enlargement, cancer and other disorders?

Many view soy as the new dairy. It may be used as such, but what most people don’t realize is that soy actually has a metabolic estrogenic effect in the body. If you’re male, you may want to think twice before consuming processed or unfermented soy products, as these types of soy can be feminizing. Do you want to be increasing the estrogen content in your body when excess estrogen is a known cause for gynecomastia (fatty breasts in men), prostate enlargement and cancer? Or, if you’re female, do you really want excess estrogens circulating throughout your body when estrogen dominance is a known cause for bad PMS, breast cancer and other female disorders? It’s important that we all understand the consequences of consuming soy based foods. I’ve spoken to numerous people who think they are eating “healthy” by replacing all dairy with soy. Some may initially lose weight due to diet change, but at what cost? Furthermore, many can’t figure out why their stubborn fat and metabolic disorders increase or persist. The problem very likely lies in the processed soy. Whether it’s soy milk, soy ice cream, veggie burgers,certain brands tofu or other processed soy based products, all overwhelmingly contribute to an excess of estrogen in the body.

Why soy causes estrogen dominance or excess estrogen

Briefly, soy actually contains phytoestrogens. Although natural, phytoestrogens have an estrogenic effect on the body. In a world already overwhelmed by estrogenic chemicals, the last thing needed is to mistakingly consume a food or ingredients that contribute to the problem. One of the most obvious signs of excess estrogen in the body is the formation of stubborn fat, particularly in the belly in men, and more commonly in the hips and thighs of women.
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