Does this change your mind about the health benefits of soya products?

Question

According to this article, North American soya is genetically altered & UNFERMENTED and is REALLY BAD for your health and it's in almost EVERYTHING.

Unfermented soy products, such as soy milk, tofu, soy burgers, soy nuts, soy formula, soy chips and soy ice cream - contain high levels of phytic acid or phytates which block the absorption of essential minerals like calcium, magnesium, iron, and especially zinc in the intestinal tract. Unfermented soy also contains trypsin inhibitors and hemaglutinin that stunt human growth.

Unfermented soy may be linked to reduced male fertility, increased cancer risk, damaged brain function, developmental abnormalities in infants, and early onset of puberty.

Soya has high amounts of estrogen in it and it's in BABY FORMULA too.

http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/health-fitness/articles/diet/greenliving/healthnutrition--dangers_of_soy

This article is even more in-depth

http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,,1828158,00.html

Comments?

Oh and it's also fed to pigs, cows, chickens, etc. and also in your cat and dog food!

Agreed old time re the fermented and why I didn't mention it is that it's not really available in North America. It takes months to ferment it and you know darned well they are not going to bother doing that being as no one is even aware of the risks nor takes them seriously.
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Answer 1

I knew that that's why I stayed away from any soy products.

Answer 2

It actually doesn't change my mind at all. I've read many articles like these already... but the main thing that you're not mentioning is that may soy products that have any level of quality will use fermented soy. I've seen some soy milk and soy burger products that are only made from fermented soy, and all supplements of good quality would use either fermented soy or the soybean oil that has none of those "toxic" parts.

I think the biggest problem with your complaint is that soy has good parts AND bad parts about it... and the industry hasn't come to a solid conclusion about what is good/bad about it or if soy should just be tossed out altogether (the "baby with the bathwater", so to say).

Answer 3

Not for me!