The whole soy story: the dark side of America's favorite health food

Part 1. A short history of soy. Soy in the east

Soy goes west

The ploy of soy

Part 2. Types of soy. Green pods, yellow beans and black eyes

The good old soys : soybeans with culture

Not milk and uncheese : the udder alternatives

All American soy : first generation soy products

All American soy : second generation soy products

Soy oil and margarine : fat of the land

Soy lecithin : sludge to profit

Not trusting the process

Formula for disaster

Part 3. Macronutrients in soy. Soy protein : the inside scoop

Soy fat : shortening life

Soy carbohydrate : the flatulence factor

Part 4. Antinutrients in soybeans. Protease inhibitors : tryping on soy

Phytates : ties that bind

Lectins : glutins for punishment

Saponins : soap in your mouth

Oxalates : casting stones

Part 5. Heavy metals. Manganese toxicity : ADD-ing it up

Fluoride toxicity : dental and mental fluorosis

Aluminum toxicity : foil-ing health

Part 6. Soy allergens : shock of the new. The rise in soy allergies

The soy-free challenge

Part 7. Soy estogens : hormone havoc. Phytoestrogens : food's fifth column

Soy and the thyroid : a pain in the neck

Soy infant formula : birth control for baby?

Soy and the reproductive system : breeding discontent

Soy and cancer : high hopes and hype.