That link was forwarded on one of the bi lists I'm on. You might find my response interesting... We actually talked a little bit about this at some of the science programming at 9ICB.
It is true that soy can cause problems, at least for the baby of a pregnant women. I'm not aware of it causing problems for everyone else. Furthermore, it isn't so simple a relationship as the more soy you have, the worse off you are. Apparently, it's a U relationship.
If you have very little soy, or tons of soy, it could have effects on the child you are bearing, and the child could be born intersexed. The big problem there is that most forms of intersexuality are associated with health problems -- some of them quite severe.
The thing about this that makes me nervous is ... what constitutes a little? A lot? If I were going to be pregnant, I would want to look at how the study defined those numbers, so I could make sure I was either having NO soy, or in the middle zone.
Anyway, as ridiculous as that article is (and scientifically inaccurate, big surprise there), there is some basis in fact there.
What's that saying? A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
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Date: 2006-12-13 01:34 pm (UTC)We actually talked a little bit about this at some of the science programming at 9ICB.
It is true that soy can cause problems, at least for the baby of a pregnant women. I'm not aware of it causing problems for everyone else. Furthermore, it isn't so simple a relationship as the more soy
you have, the worse off you are. Apparently, it's a U relationship.
If you have very little soy, or tons of soy, it could have effects on the child you are bearing, and the child could be born intersexed. The big problem there is that most forms of intersexuality are associated with health problems -- some of them quite severe.
The thing about this that makes me nervous is ... what constitutes a little? A lot? If I were going to be pregnant, I would want to look at how the study defined those numbers, so I could make sure I was
either having NO soy, or in the middle zone.
Anyway, as ridiculous as that article is (and scientifically inaccurate, big surprise there), there is some basis in fact there.
What's that saying? A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.