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Phytoestrogens: According to PTI...600mg per day
for your heart (too bad if your thyroid melts!)
More soy industry deceit Read more about the PTI's Health Claim petition: Federal Register notice of PTI's petition. (Download FR 63, 217:62977-63015, 1998 at USGPO)
Excerpts from PTI's Health Claim petition In their soy protein health claim petition to the FDA, PTI claim that their submission is a 'representative and balanced submission that includes unfavorable information as evaluation of the proposed health claim'. However, the following represents the totality of PTI's 'unfavorable information' on phytoestrogens; see for yourself how utterly inadequate it is. Go here for PTI's discussion of potential risk.
Excerpts from ASA's submission in support of PTI's Health Claim petition. Despite making a mockery of PTI's claim that the phytoestrogens in soy protein reduce cholesterol, the American Soybean Association support PTI's claim. With reference to PTI submission, ASA President Mike Yost also claims that it is 'representative and balanced that includes unfavourable information as well as favorable'. In reality ASA are guilty of not disclosing the truth to the FDA and US consumers. Soy Online Service views these claims as utterly dishonest. For example, ASA submit just one paragraph on the potential risks of isoflavones in which they completely gloss over the adverse effects of these compounds. Read it for yourself!
Now, read what the real experts have to say Review casts doubt on soy health benefits - Veggie burgers and tofu might not be so great at warding off heart disease after all. An American Heart Association committee reviewed a decade of studies on soy's benefits and came up with results that are now casting doubt on the health claim that soy-based foods and supplements significantly lower cholesterol. Prof Irvin Lieners' comments on PTI's petition. Dr Dan Sheehans' and Dr Dan Doerges' comments on PTI's application. Dr Dan Sheehans' comments on PTI's application (as reported by Food Labelling & Nutrition News). Dr Mike Fitzpatricks' comments on PTI's petition. The Food Commission's (Sue Dibb) comments on PTI's petition.
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