The Safety of Soya

[vgnwtch]

The Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation gets so many questions based on misinformation about soya (or soy, to those across The Pond) that it's launched a new website all about the best research on the subject, The Safety Of Soya.

The site contains a section on myth-busting, FAQs, the environmental impact of soya, the latest research, the VVF's factsheets

Comments

[br0ken_dolly]

thanks for this link! i'm so glad there's a site about this!

[vgnwtch]

It's an idea whose time had come.

[fairy_dreamer_e]

Thanks for this - it answered a lot of questions I've had.

[vgnwtch]

:::Polishes halo:::

[vaalea]

yeah - I'm glad they raised the point of the estrogen in cows milk as animal estrogen imitates our own more-so. I'm disappointed as they said there have not been more studies done on estrogen in cows milk but really I hadn't been about to find much on it in my own googling.
I think that arguement alone would shut people up about (phyto)estrogen in soy... unless they don't have soy OR cows milk..

Great link! thanks!

[vgnwtch]

When you look at their White Lies campaign, the levels of oestrogen in milk is a major plank of their argument. It ties in with health problems for consumers, and it clearly demonstrates the effects of permanent pregnancy on cows.

[vaalea]

and when I said "about" I meant "able"
Awesome.. I couldn't find this stuff a couple years back when I was specifically looking for it.

[vaalea]

whoops.. had a second look and that White Lies doesn't seem to say that much more on the subject of estrogen levels in milk than the other link.....?

[aprilstarchild]

Yay! Thank you. :^)

One of my roommates has thyroid problems--she doesn't eat much soy at all. She eats tuna fish almost every day, though. EW.

[vgnwtch]

Any time. She might be interested in their Fishing For Facts campaign...

[86nikki]

Thanks very much. There doesn't seem to be much on soy contributing to infertility issues though, which is the one thing that worries me. x

[vgnwtch]

I couldn't find any information on any studies showing any correlation in all the time I looked for it. Of course, Asia doesn't seem to be having a problem with underpopulation.

[86nikki]

haha, that is very true. i should probably just get over myself.

[vgnwtch]

You know, the world is awash with misinformation. It's entirely normal to be affected by what's around you.