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"A final indignity to the original soybean is high-temperature, high-pressure extrusion processing of soy protein isolate to produce textured vegetable protein (tvp). ... Nitrites, which are potent carcinogens, are formed during spray drying, and a toxin called lysinoalanine is formed during alkaline processing. Numerous artificial flavorings, particularly msg, are added to soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein products to mask their strong "beany" taste, and impart the flavor of meat." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"But today we're eating soy in ways Asian cultures with much longer experience of the plant would not recognize: "Soy protein isolate," "soy isoflavones," "textured vegetable protein" from soy and soy oils (which now account for a fifth of the calories in the American diet) are finding their way into thousands of processed foods, with the result that Americans now eat more soy than the Japanese or the Chinese do. Yet there are questions about the implications of these novel food products for our health." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"Some of the strongest phytoestrogen-containing foods are soy products, including soybeans, soy milk, tofu, tempeh, textured vegetable protein, roasted soybeans, soy granules, miso, and edamame. Although their chemical structure resembles estrogen, it is much less powerful than human estrogen; in fact, its effectiveness is just a thousandth of human estrogen's effectiveness. Unlike lignans, which attach to estrogen and help to reduce estrogen overload through excretion, soy products actually have the potential to compound the problem." - C. W. Randolph, M.D., From Belly Fat to Belly FLAT: How Your Hormones Are Adding Inches to Your Waistline and Subtracting Years from Your Life (Get the book.)

"Numerous artificial flavorings, particularly msg, are added to soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein products to mask their strong "beany" taste, and impart the flavor of meat.15 In the same report, Fallon and Enig relate an interesting story to explain how problems with soy first came to public attention in 1991, in Whangerai, New Zealand. When tropical bird breeders Richard and Valerie James purchased a new kind of bird feed based largely on soy protein, they noticed that their birds "colored up" after just a few months, compared to the normal 18-24 months." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Many pre-packaged and prepared foods contain soy as an ingredient, but it may be listed as "textured vegetable protein" (TVP), "textured plant protein," "hydrolyzed vegetable protein" (HVP), "vegetable oil," or "MSG" (monosodiumglutamate). You may also find "lecithin," "vegetable broth," "bouillon," "natural flavor," or "mono-diglyceride" ingredients that are often soy products. We suggest eating a live, plant-sourced diet that is not processed or cooked, and to avoid restaurants that serve foods with soy products in them." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Contain denatured proteins formed during high temperature processing—soy protein isolate and textured vegetable protein. Contain msg, a potent neurotoxin formed during processing, and which is also added to the products to enhance flavor. Contain carcinogenic nitrites formed during processing. In their report on The Third International Soy Symposium, Fallon and Enig presented an interesting overview of the soy question." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"You will also want to learn about the many other forms of soy: low-fat tofu, tem-peh, textured vegetable protein, and many others. Some people are a bit tentative about tofu until they taste it properly prepared, then they come to love it. For all soy products, read the labels and choose those lowest in fat. With these changes, most people can expect to see major results. Diets that eliminate cholesterol and animal fat (vegan diets), keep oils low, and use special-effect foods typically achieve a 20 to 40 percent reduction in "bad" cholesterol. 4." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.) "Seitan (made from wheat gluten), tofu, tempeh, and textured vegetable protein are versatile products that substitute well for meat in recipes. See the Menus and Recipes section of this book for many ideas. Surprisingly enough, the desire for meat fades very rapidly once it is removed from the diet. People who thought they could not live without steak or a salmon fillet soon find they have absolutely no desire for it. Genetic Influences on Cravings Although cravings can affect anyone, some people may be especially vulnerable." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.)

"Watch for "hidden" sources of gluten, such as hydrolyzed vegetable protein, textured vegetable protein, hydrolyzed plant protein, and all derivatives of wheat, rye, oats, and barley, including malt, modified food starch, some soy sauces, grain vinegars, binders, fillers, inert substances, and "natural flavorings." Do not consume hot dogs, gravies, luncheon meat, beer, mustard, catsup, nondairy creamer, white vinegar, curry powder, or seasonings. Gluten-free products are available at health food stores." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"Soy Foods Why: Many soy foods, such as tofu, fortified soymilk, tempeh, soybeans and textured vegetable protein are excellent sources of highly bioavailable calcium (approximately 30 to 40% ofthe calcium is absorbed). Soy protein favorably affects calcium metabolism, relative to other high quality proteins, and it's been found that soybean isoflavones may directly inhibit bone resorption (breaking down). Incorporating soyfoods into the diet is one easy way to help reduce risk of developing osteoporosis." - Jan Lovejoy, Get Balanced-the Natural Way to Better Health with Superfoods (Get the book.)

"MSG may be difficult to avoid completely, as it also occurs in hydrolyzed vegetable protein, textured vegetable protein, gelatin, yeast extracts, calcium and sodium caseinate, vegetable broth, whey (page 613), smoke flavoring, malt extracts, and several other food ingredients—including "flavoring" and "natural flavoring"—without otherwise appearing on the label. Nutritional supplements that may be helpful Years ago, researchers discovered that animals who were deficient in vitamin B6 (page 600) could not properly process MSG." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"Serve as sprouts, cooked beans, granules, flour, textured vegetable protein (TVP), and tofu/bean curd or cheese used in soups, casseroles, salads, stir-fry dishes, dips and spreads. A tofu-whole wheat plaster draws fever out. •Black Soy Beans are reputed to be healthful for the sex organs, female reproduction, and the heart." - Joseph E. Mario, Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health (Get the book.)

"Food processors are less likely to list the three letter word "soy" than a technical term such as "textured vegetable protein (TVP)," "textured plant protein," "hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP)," "vegetable protein concentrate," "vegetable oil" or "MSG (monosodium glutamate)." Ingredient lists also include words such as "lecithin," "vegetable oil," "vegetable broth," "boullion," "natural flavor" or "mono-diglyceride" that do not necessarily come from soy, but are likely to. þ FOOD LABELS AND INGREDIENT LISTS CHANGE. Check them every single time." - Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, The Whole Soy Story: The dark side of America's favorite health food (Get the book.)

"Meat Analog See textured vegetable protein (TVP). Meat Extender See textured vegetable protein (TVP). Medicine Plant See Aloe Vera. Meiwa See Kumquat. MEKABU WAKAME (Undaria pinnatifida) The reproductive part of the seaweed wa-kame is called mekabu wakame. It is the leafy blade that bears the plant's spore and it grows in a spiral fashion on a thick stipe. Mekabu wakame is highly mucilaginous; for many people, it is an acquired taste. Mekabu is considered an excellent female tonic. It requires longer cooking than, wakame." - Rebecca Wood, The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"Super-refined soy products such as soy isolates, soy protein, soybean oil, textured soy protein (TSP), and textured vegetable protein (TVP) are also not recommended, as the soy is subjected to high pressure, high temperatures and/or caustic chemicals as part of the processing. Soy cheeses and soy milks are often highly refined and best avoided as well. Milks made from oats, rice, almonds and coconut milk are a much wiser choice for dairy alternatives. Evidence is mounting that soy allergies are on the rise because of genetic engineering." - Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C., If It's Not Food, Don't Eat It! The No-nonsense Guide to an Eating-for-Health Lifestyle (Get the book.)

"While some meat alternatives contain tofu, most are based on textured vegetable protein, usually made from soy flour, soy protein concentrate, isolated soy protein, or a combination of these ingredients. How to use: Soy-based meat alternatives can be used in place of meat in most any recipe. A 12-ounce package of soy burger-style crumbles, for example, can replace a pound of ground beef in dishes like spaghetti, chili, Sloppy Joes, and casseroles. Availability: Soy-based meat alternatives are easily found in all natural food stores and most supermarkets." - Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., D. Craig Willcox, Ph.D., Makoto Suzuki, M.D., The Okinawa Diet Plan : Get Leaner, Live Longer, and Never Feel Hungry (Get the book.)

"See Soybean; Soy Isolate. 0 textured vegetable protein Meat Analog, Meat Extender, TVP Here's an ingredient to avoid for two good reasons. One, textured vegetable protein (TVP) is a highly refined byproduct of soy oil production. Two, it often causes gastric distress because it contains the hard-to-digest oligosaccharides found in soybeans. TVP is made from soy isolate, soy protein that's chemically extracted from defatted soy meaf. It is extruded under high pressure and spun into bits or chunks of marketable foodstuffs." - Rebecca Wood, The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating (Get the book.)

"Textured vegetable protein is a vegetarian alternative to meat that is excellent in your favorite chili recipe. • Mix sprouted soybeans into salads or use as toppings for sandwiches. • Edamame is simple to prepare and makes a great snack or appetizer. Just add the frozen soybean pods to lightly salted water and boil for approximately 15 minutes so they are still green and somewhat firm. Kids love them. • Soy milk is great in place of cow's milk both as a beverage and to pour over cereal. SAFETY Soybeans are well known as a common allergen. See page 723 for more information." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book.)

"In addition, the modern industrial soy processing techniques used to make soy protein isolate, textured vegetable protein and other modern soy products create toxic and carcinogenic residues (see Chapters 11 and 22-23). Finally, soybeans naturally contain goitrogens, allergens, protease inhibitors and other antinutrients and toxins that damage the digestive, immune and neuroendocrine systems, putting consumers at increased risk for many health problems, including cancer (see Chapters 16-20, 24-25 and 27)." - Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, The Whole Soy Story: The dark side of America's favorite health food (Get the book.)

"Soybeans, soy meal, soy flour Soy sauce, miso Textured vegetable protein (TVP) Vegetarian burgers, risottos, sausage rolls, and most other meat substitutes Soy milk, soy yogurt, soy cheese Many gluten-free breads and other gluten-free products May Be a Hidden Ingredient In Many packaged foods: always read the labels Food Labeling May be described as: lecithin, vegetable gum, vegetable protein, textured vegetable protein, or vegetable starch. Substitutes Toasted sesame oil makes a reasonable substitute for soy sauce. For alternatives to soy milk, see Milk Substitutes (page 400)." - Jonathan Brostoff M.D., Linda Gamlin, Food Allergies and Food Intolerance: The Complete Guide to Their Identification and Treatment (Get the book.)

"Tofu, soymilk and all the modern soyfoods such as soy protein isolate (SPI) and textured vegetable protein (TVP) carry their baggage of phytates mostly intact, putting formula-fed infants, vegetarians and other high consumers of soybeans at risk for mineral deficiencies.1419 Although modern soy processing techniques do not remove phytates, the technology does exist to remove the phytates from these products. Accordingly, leading scientists have strongly recommended that soy infant formula be cleared of all phytates." - Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, The Whole Soy Story: The dark side of America's favorite health food (Get the book.)

"Suggested servings: 3 per day. One serving is V2 cup cooked beans, 4 ounces tofu, or 8 ounces soy milk. Vegetables: Sweet potatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, kale, collards, squash, green beans, bok choy, artichokes, etc. Choose those with a low Gl. Suggested servings: 4 or more per day. A serving is 1 cup raw or V2 cup cooked vegetables. Fruits: Apples, bananas, grapes, pears, peaches, oranges, kiwifruit, berries, etc. Choose those with a low Gl. Suggested servings: 3 or more per day. One serving is one piece raw fruit, V2 cup chopped fruit, or V2 cup cooked fruit or juice." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.)

"Look for fresh soy beans (edamame), tofu, marinated and baked tofu, tempeh, miso, textured vegetable protein, soy versions of familiar foods (hot dogs, meatballs, burgers), and soy beverages. SUPPLEMENTING THE DIET I take a conservative view of dietary supplementation. I think there is danger in making broad recommendations, because we are all unique; we have individual needs. The scientific literature is very clear, however, that everyone should be taking a high-quality multivitamin/mineral supplement." - Holly Lucille, Creating and Maintaining Balance: A Woman's Guide to Safe Natural Hormone Health (Get the book.)

"TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN: THE EX-TRUDER FILES TSP is the generic term for textured vegetable protein or TVP, a product patented by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and sold as granules, particles and chunks and used by fast-food companies and food processors as a meat substitute or extender. Vegetarians often buy it in the bulk bin section of health food stores and use it in place of ground beef in chili, spaghetti sauce, tacos, sloppy joes and other strongly spiced recipes." - Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN, The Whole Soy Story: The dark side of America's favorite health food (Get the book.)

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