Having swigged down 2-3 glasses of soy (or soya) milk so far and eaten a plate of tofu sausages (which taste like paper), I remember alarm bells sounding in my head about something I read before about soy being bad for baby boys.

Now the hub-unit and I are open to the idea of another child. Human, that is. So a bit of Googling was necessary to stem the bells.

It was a horrific line-up.

Basically to keep a long story short: eat no or very little soy, and avoid completely when nursing or pregnant or even trying (cos who knows if the bun has been heating up in that oven). It could cause gender defects in children in-vitro and out, and other uglies.

Here's a list of soy studies, plus dangers of isoflavones, and a passionate series of articles. Also worth reading is Mayo Clinic's brief on soy, and Whole Soy Story: The Dark Side of America's Favorite Health Food. Even Snopes is undecided on the matter.

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