Facts and Myths About Soy

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There are a multitude of facts and myths about soy.

Myth: Asia consume large amounts of soy foods.
Fact: The average consumption of soy foods in Japan and China about 10 grams (about 2 teaspoons) per day. Asian soy foods in small amounts as a condiment, and not as a substitute for animal foods.

Myth: Soy foods provide complete protein.
Fact: Like all legumes, soy beans methionine deficiency in sulfur-containing amino acids and cystine. In addition, modern processing denatures fragile lysine.

Myth: fermented soy foods can provide vitamin B12 in vegetarian diets.
Fact: The compound that resembles vitamin B12 in soy can not be used by the human body, in fact, soy foods cause the body needs more vitamin B12.

Myth: Soy formula is safe for infants.
Fact: Soy foods contain trypsin inhibitors that inhibit protein digestion and affect pancreatic function. In test animals, diets high in trypsin inhibitors caused stunted growth and pancreatic disorders. Soy foods increase the body’s vitamin D, needed for strong bones and normal growth. Phytic acid in soy foods results in bioavailabilty reduce iron and zinc, needed for health and development of the brain and nervous system. Soybeans also have cholesterol, it is also important for brain development and nervous system. Doses of phytoestrogens in soy formula have been involved in the current trend toward increasingly premature sexual development in girls and delayed or retarded sexual development of boys.

 

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