The Weston A. Price Foundation, a nonprofit nutrition education foundation, has submitted a petition to the FDA asking them to change a rule which currently allows soy protein to carry a heart disease health claim.
In fact, recent studies show that soy can actually contribute to or cause heart disease, including:
- Endothelial damage,
- Heart arrhythmias, and
- Cardiomyopathy
The petition also documents longstanding concern in the scientific community -- including the FDA’s own Laboratory for Toxicological Research -- regarding soy’s possible role in carcinogenesis, thyroid disease, reproductive health problems including infertility, and other illnesses.
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