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"For years, mainstream media has celebrated soy as a health food, and many Americans are brainwashed to believe that it’s good for them. However, nothing could be further from the truth.

There are two types of soy products: unfermented and fermented. There is enough scientific evidence backing the fact that consuming unfermented soy products, such as soybean oil, soy milk, soy cheese, soy meat, soy protein, and soy infant formula, can harm your health.

The Power of Marketing

Thanks to the efforts of the Soyfoods Association of North America and successful marketing tactics, sales of unfermented soy products grew from 300 million dollars to nearly four billion between 1992 and 2006. By 2007, over 2,000 soy-based products have appeared on supermarket shelves.
Because of all the hype, majority of Americans eat some soy food product at least once a month. Results from the survey “Consumer Attitudes About Nutrition 2008,” conducted by the United Soybean Board, state that 85 percent of the participants believe soy is healthy.

This is an example of shrewd marketing. Unfermented soy is actually linked to a myriad of serious health complications.

Unfermented Soy’s Composition Makes It a Dangerous Food

Health effects associated with soy consumption include cancer, brain damage, infant development problems, thyroid complications, kidney problems, poor immune function, food allergies, reproductive problems, and pregnancy dangers."

Yeah, I never bought into this but am guilty of using it to much in the past. It was so easy to get when a person needed a quick veggie lunch. All the health food stores sold it!