The Soy Rap Sheet

Edition: 2022-03-25

If you’ve noticed that soy does not appear on program shopping lists, and is not an ingredient of program recipes*, that’s no accident. Soy is only endorsed as a safe food in fermented, organic, non-GMO forms, such as tofu and tamari (gluten-free soy sauce).

The problems with unfermented soy are:

• Unless credibly non-GMO, it’s very likely to be Bt soy or Roundup-Ready soy, and thus either inherently a pesticide, or assured to have glyphosate uptake.
   
• There’s an allergen risk for some.
   
• Soybean agglutinin lectin (promotes leaky gut).
   
• Saponins
   
• Goitrogens
   
• Raises rT3 and TSH; depresses fT4: The Effect of High Dose Isoflavone Supplementation on Serum Reverse T₃ in Euthyroid Men With Type 2 Diabetes and Post-menopausal Women
   
• Phytoestrogens
   
• Phytosterols appear to be a net hazard generally (Dr. Davis remark)
   
• The fat is high in Omega 6 linoleic acid (the oil is totally unsuited for human consumption).
   
• If not "organic", then the usual field pesticide uptake and synthetic fertilizer issues arise.
   
• Even if organic, fungicides in storage and transport must be considered.
   

The carbs aren’t really the problem.
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Bob Niland [disclosures] [topics] [abbreviations]
* One older program recipe calls for “soy milk” or  almond milk” (more on nut milks). It likely needs to be re-visited.