What Are the Dangers of a High Soy-Based Diet?
Close-up of beans in its pod image by Nikolay Okhitin from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a05/pe/ii/dangers-high-soy_based-diet_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Soy According to the Mayo Clinic, soy is a subtropical plant that has been cultivated for at least 5,000 years. Soy has been used as a substitute for meat, as a protein supplement, and as female hormone stimulant. That being said, there are some conflicting reports that believe soy to be a lot more dangerous than it is beneficial. Both sides of the argument require further study before a clear outcome is indeed reached. Baby Development The advent of soy-based baby formulas has caused those against the consumption of soy to call the formula “birth control pills for babies.” Soy contains compounds called phytoestrogens which act like the hormone estrogen. Studies conducted on rats by Dr. Claude Harris showed delayed puberty in developing ma
