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The Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of Americas Favorite Health Food
A groundbreaking expose that tells the truth about soy that scientists know but that the soy industry has tried to suppress. Soy is not a health food, does not prevent disease and has not even been proven safe.Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory studies link soy to malnutrition, digestive problems, thyroid dysfunction, cognitive decline, reproductive disorders, even h...more
Hardcover, 457 pages
Published
March 10th 2005
by New Trends Publishing
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Eeek! This book scared me out of my kitchen. As someone who used to feed my kids a massive amount of soy each day, (in consequence of their allergies to dairy, eggs, and various nuts) I have now made some drastic changes to cut back on the amount of soy we eat around here.
You know, I am not a scientist. And I am a skeptical enough person that unless I do the testing myself, I will never really know for sure who to believe with all this health and nutrition information. But this book...more
You know, I am not a scientist. And I am a skeptical enough person that unless I do the testing myself, I will never really know for sure who to believe with all this health and nutrition information. But this book...more
Always good to read things that contradict one's beliefs to rethink or sharpen one's thinking.
An interesting read, with a chapter-by-chapter approach to a chemical in soy, then an explanation of how it affects human physiology (usually in nebulous quantities), then an anecdote of someone who blamed soy for a problem. Overall, not tremendously convincing.
Or rather, it's convincing that soy has many effects on the human body. Many negative ones. But I saw insufficient eviden...more
An interesting read, with a chapter-by-chapter approach to a chemical in soy, then an explanation of how it affects human physiology (usually in nebulous quantities), then an anecdote of someone who blamed soy for a problem. Overall, not tremendously convincing.
Or rather, it's convincing that soy has many effects on the human body. Many negative ones. But I saw insufficient eviden...more
the complete history of soy and everything you ever wanted to know about it. Fermented soy is good, regular is bad in a nutshell.
Richard
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A comprehensive study of a common weed that we all thought was or is good for health. Some parts of the book go into medical detail that might be hard for the reader to get through but it is well worth the extra effort to be exposed to this complex commodity. The basic message of the book is that there are 5 elements to soy that should not be consumed.
The differences between hydrogenated and fermented soy are profound and should not be ignored. This is a must read if you intend to ea...more
The differences between hydrogenated and fermented soy are profound and should not be ignored. This is a must read if you intend to ea...more
Book focuses way too much on the chemical and manufacturing process of the soybean for me. I did a learn a lot from the history of the soy bean - and more importantly the history of the marketing of the soy bean. The best parts of the book were the stories shared by soy-eaters. Well, ex-soy eaters. Then I skipped the rest to get to the ending ... which was tucked away at the end of a chapter. I was hoping for more. But since I did skip most of the chemical properties of soy, maybe I...more
The information in this book is "must know" but this almost 400 page book is a little long to read fully. Basically, stay away from soy. We're at the mercy of the government and food industry on the misinformation we're getting about the nutritional benefits of soy. It's a poison from being packed with estrogen(bad for men) and preventing the absorption of vitamins (called an anti-nutrient) it should be avoided at all costs. If you don't read this book, at least be informed.
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I'm giving up soy. You don't have to pile on any more evidence to convince me. I gave up high fructose corn syrup about 10 years ago, and it's one of the best things I did. Soy should be much easier. It's unfortunate that there is only one brand of chocolate I've found that's soy free. Anything this toxic shouldn't be available in almost every manufactured 'food' product. The book is well reasoned and researched. And like Gary Taubes, she just gives you the evidence and allows you to draw...more
I didn't read this cover to cover, it tended to be quite redundant, by the time I was a third of the way through, I just started skimming for things I hadn't actually read yet. However, inbetween the redundancies and the abundant information of the process of the soy bean and it's products, was some startling information. In fact, the beginning was most intriguing, around the history of soy, it's advocates and of course the contemprorary "pushing" of soy isn't so contemporary after all...more
I hope and pray that everyone is now learning how devestating eating soy in non-trational forms is. Traditonal forms of soy are fermented soy sauce, natto, miso and tempeh. Period.
There are 41 pages of small print references to back up the mountain of horrific evidence presented in this book. Very thorough.
I taught a class based on this book at my chapter meeting and don't feel like waxing long in a review, but could if I really wanted to. Maybe sometime I will ad...more
There are 41 pages of small print references to back up the mountain of horrific evidence presented in this book. Very thorough.
I taught a class based on this book at my chapter meeting and don't feel like waxing long in a review, but could if I really wanted to. Maybe sometime I will ad...more
When I first read this book, I was really freaked out about ever consuming soy again. Soy is used in so many products nowadays, that it is difficult to avoid. Now, I'm not sure. Need to do more studying on the pros and cons. There is really a divided camp on this issue.
Michael
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In The Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan begins grappling with vegetarianism by reading Animal Liberation while dining at a steakhouse. I began reading this book tonight while dining at Red Bamboo; I had the vegan BBQ pulled-pork sandwich.
If I could give this book zero stars I would. I stopped reading this book a third of the way in. It is obvious that Kaayla Daniel has a hidden agenda. Her writing is biased, she gleans information and manipulates it to suit her viewpoint and she's a terrible writer.
Don't waste your time. There's got to be a better source of information about soy products and the industry.
Don't waste your time. There's got to be a better source of information about soy products and the industry.
Tells you why you should eat anything that's soy (soymilk, soy flour, tofu, etc.) unless it's slow-fermented soy (tempeh, miso, natto).
While I believe this book has a good message our society needs to hear, I don't think it's very effective at conveying said message in layman's terms. I got 2/3 of the way through before skimming. While the chemical aspect is interesting, it gets a bit tedious. I'll certainly keep this book to refer back to in the future.
This book was very frustrating to me. There is plenty of interest to write about here, but the writing itself was uninteresting. The book also comes across as alarmist, anti-soy propaganda, rather than the exposee it could have been. Good topic, bad exploration.
Very informative; a bit long-but I got the point-soy is not good...unless fermented.
This got really academic and difficult to read in parts, but I am still giving it 4 stars because the material contained within is so amazingly important. What a fascinating read, I will never look at the entire soy industry to same again.
Brigid
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I did not finish this book. Sorry, but the author did not capture my attention.
As a vegetarian I'm wondering what I should be eating !
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