Any Vegetarians/Vegans here?

[James2014]

Oh dear.

http://www.mercola.com/article/soy/avoid_soy.htm
Nexus magazine 2000

http://chriskresser.com/9-steps-to-perfe...eat-toxins 2008

http://wellnessmama.com/3684/is-soy-healthy/

These are some very poor and biased sources. For example when they consider the evidence that phytochemicals in soy cause feminisation in men the studies they quote are select animal experiments, yet they completely "forget" to mention that studies in humans show no effect. As the title of the study says "Clinical studies show no effects of soy protein or isoflavones on reproductive hormones in men"

I think the Chris Kresser guy is the worst, mainly because he lists so high in lots of google searches and has appeared on a few tv shows, so people assume he actually know what he is talking about. Most of the time he just finds one study that provides some evidence that supports his point then ignores every other study that might show the opposite. He also makes really stupid errors that just happen to support is little paelo diet fetish. For example when he writes in the piece about the "dangers" of grains in the section named "Cereal grains: the unhealthiest “health food” on the planet?", he explicitly mentions the grains "wheat, corn, rice, barley, sorghum, oats, rye and millet", and then goes off on a rant against gluten. Now let alone the fact that he then cherry picks his sources, half of these grains don't even contain gluten!!!

If you want to read a review not written by random attention seeking pseudo-celebrity "nutritionist" you should use google scholar rather than google. Then you can find reviews of the topic that actually try to look at all the evidence and are puiblished in peer reviewed journals, such as this one....

"Soyfoods represent first and foremost a healthful means by which to obtain protein and to add diversity to the diet, because most Americans consume legumes to a very limited extent. Independent of nutrient content, evidence in support of soyfoods providing health benefits such as reducing the risk of various chronic diseases ranges from very speculative to very encouraging. Overall, with the exception of those who are allergic, there is little evidence soyfoods are contraindicated for any individual. In the same way that nutritionists recommend whole grains over refined grains and apples over apple juice, minimally processed soyfoods should be emphasized over more highly-processed forms of soy. However, the latter can still be healthful options for those interested in incorporating more soy into their diet. "