Speaking of soy...


The Westin A. Price Foundation, a non-profit charity focused on nutrition, has asked the FDA to block the "heart healthy" label from use on soy food products, according to physorg.com.

"We have filed this petition because there was never a sound basis for a soy health claim and the heavy marketing of soy as a 'miracle food' has put American men, women and children at risk," says Kaayla Daniel, lead author of the 65-page petition that was officially filed by Sally Fallon, president of the foundation.

The petition also documents concern about soy's possible role in carcinogenesis, thyroid disease, reproductive problems, and other illnesses.

In 2006, the American Heart Association advised physicians that soy has little effect on cholesterol and is unlikely to prevent heart disease.

To learn more about possible health risks associated with consuming too much soy, and soy's connection to food allergies, see Is Soy Really A Health Food?