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+ | Given its harmful effects on the nuclear receptors and sex hormones, **soy** has an undeserved reputation for being healthy. It is not unusual for patients with inflammatory diseases to react negatively to substances in soy called phytoestrogens, | ||
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+ | Patients on the Marshall Protocol (MP) are advised to restrict intake of soy and soy products. | ||
+ | ===== Isoflavone content of soy ===== | ||
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+ | Fermented soy products include miso, tempeh, natto, and soy sauce. Generally speaking, they contain smaller amounts of isoflavones than nonfermented soy products such as tofu, soy milk, soy protein powder, soy cheese, soy burgers. | ||
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+ | One reference reports the following isoflavone content in milligrams: | ||
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+ | | tofu, 400g |60.9-81.2mg | ||
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+ | | natto, 40-50mg | ||
+ | | miso, 1 tbsp. |8.9mg | ||
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+ | It is not clear what the precise isoflavone content of all soy products is. In general, unfermented products such as soybean oil and soy flour have a higher isoflavone content than fermented products and should be avoided by MP patients. | ||
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+ | It should not be hard to identify and avoid processed foods containing soy oil and soy flour. Many commercially-sold foods include small amounts of soy lecithin, an emulsifier, which would be much smaller amounts of isoflavone. Soy lecithin (granules) used as a food supplement is contraindicated. | ||
+ | ===== Molecular effects of phytoestrogens found in soy ===== | ||
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+ | For someone who is healthy, this is not a necessarily problem, but when one is ill with Th1 inflammation, | ||
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+ | Mitchell, //et. al.//, imply that only 40mg of isoflavones a day is likely to produce concentrations (about 500 nanomolar) capable of affecting the Vitamin D Receptor.(({{pubmed> | ||
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+ | Genistein interferes with the operation of at least three key nuclear receptors: the Vitamin D Receptor, the PPAR-gamma and PPAR-alpha. | ||
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+ | According to unpublished research from Trevor Marshall, PhD: | ||
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+ | ===== Epidemiological impact of phytoestrogens ====== | ||
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+ | The harmful effects of the phytoestrogens in soy has been observed in certain vegetarian populations. One British study concluded that " | ||
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+ | Researchers at Loughborough University in England recently published two studies in the journal // | ||
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+ | The research team, led by Professor Ef Hogervorst, tracked soy intake and subsequent memory function in 719 elderly Indonesians living in urban and rural regions of the island of Java. They found high tofu consumption - at least once a day - was associated with worse memory, particularly among subjects over 68 years of age. | ||
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+ | ===== Notes and comments ===== | ||
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