The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Poisonous Plant Database contains references to scientific literature describing studies of the toxic properties of plants and plant parts.? Under the term soy, 288 records were found.? To put this into perspective:? broccoli had 24 records, green beans had 3, cauliflower had 30, brussel sprouts had 17, and tomatoes had 2.
Just 25g of soy per day, which is not difficult to attain with soy being in everything, has been shown to inhibit proper thyroid function. Hypothyroidism has become an epidemic in this country coinciding with the increase in the use of soy in our food supply.
