TCM, Disadvantage of Soy

Soy Bean Side Effect

Mild, side effects include stomachaches, constipation, and diarrhea.

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Soybeans also contain adequate amounts of a natural substance called purine. Consuming large amounts of purines can cause gout worse. Persons with gout should not eat a lot of soy products.

The Chinese did not eat unfermented soybeans as they did other legumes such as lentils because the soybean contains large quantities of natural toxins or "antinutrients ". First among them are potent enzyme inhibitors that block the action of trypsin and other enzymes needed for protein digestion.

These inhibitors tightly fold proteins that are not quite deactivated during ordinary cooking. They can cause severe gastric distress, reduced protein digestion and chronic deficiencies in amino acid uptake.

Soybeans also contain haemagglutinin, a clot-promoting substance that causes red blood cells to clump together.

Trypsin inhibitors and haemagglutinin are growth inhibitors. Growth-depressant compounds deactivated during the process of fermentation, so once the Chinese discovered how to ferment the soybean, they began to incorporate soy foods into their diets.

In precipitated products, enzyme inhibitors concentrate in the soaking liquid rather than in the curd. Thus, in tofu and bean curd, growth depressants reduced in quantity but not totally eliminated.

Soy also contains goitrogens - substances that depress thyroid function.

99% percentage of soy genetically modified, and it also has the highest percentages contaminations by pesticides than any other foods.

Soybeans are high in phytic acid, present in the bran or hulls of all seeds. It is a substance that can prevent the uptake of essential minerals - calcium, magnesium, copper, iron and especially zinc - in the intestinal tract.

Disadvantages of Soy Milk

Allergies

Soy as one of the most common products that cause the allergic reaction in children. Unfortunately, more and more processed food products contain some form of soy, making acquired soy allergies increasingly common.

Less Calcium

When compare soy milk with commonly used cow's milk, soy milk contains far less calcium, a vitamin crucial for nourishing bone strength. Unless the soy milk fortified with calcium, it is not an adequate substitute for cow's milk and, therefore, calcium must be found elsewhere.

Digestive Problems

Soy inhibits the enzymes needed to absorb proteins. This can cause severe gastrointestinal distress and a chronic inability to take in amino acids, which required to overall health.

Thyroid Disorders

Over-consumption of soy isoflavones can trigger a thyroid disease or worsen an existing thyroid problem. Soy foods claim that soy does not in any way contribute to an unhealthy thyroid.

Estrogen and Blood

Soy has large quantities of estrogen. Men or boys who ingest soy products experience suppression of testosterone. Soy said to reduce menopausal symptoms; no studies have gathered convincing evidence to support this claim. Soy milk linked to infertility, and giving an infant soy formula is equivalent to giving him five birth control pills per day. Soy linked to breast cancer in women. Finally, hemagglutinin causes blood clots by promoting red blood cells to the group and stick together, inhibiting oxygen and causing heart and vascular problems.

Nutrients

The nutrient-blocking characteristics of soy products, caused by phytic acid, block zinc, calcium, magnesium, copper, and iron from absorbed into the body. Zinc linked to brain function and cognitive development and functioning. When zinc not absorbed properly, it affects the immune system and causes mental breakdown and brain shrinkage. Zinc regulates the blood sugar, protein synthesis, and collagen formation in the body and for a healthy reproductive system. Soy milk also causes calcium to be leached from the bones. Soy products do encourage the absorption of aluminum, however.

Disease and Cancer

The trypsin inhibitors in soy products found to cause the enlargement of pancreas, and also linked to pancreatic cancer. Isoflavones, found in soy products, act similarly to hormones and disrupt the endocrine system, causing thyroid conditions by suppressing thyroid function. Isoflavones have even been linked to thyroid disease and cancer. Children severely affected by isoflavones.