With long-running corporate sponsorships like Disney’s Tomorrowland behind them, food giant Monsanto has managed to saturate the earth with five products that have changed both our health and the way we manage Earth’s resources. The sponsorships make this company look good – but the list that TakePart.com has assembled of Monsanto’s product achievements is dubious at best. TakePart.com’s run-down includes:

1. Saccharin – slapped with a warning label in the ’70s when it was found to cause cancer in lab rats
2. Polystyrene – a disaster that breaks off into tiny pieces and releases cancer-causing benzene
3. Agent Orange – first developed as a defoliant, this herbicide is responsible for 400,000 deaths and disfigurements and 500,000 babies born with birth defects
4. Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH) – Why is the U.S. the only developed country that allows this cancer-causing hormone in milk?
5. Genetically Modified Seeds – With scare tactics and massive advertising campaigns, Monsanto has managed to corner the market on seeds – and possibly is sowing disaster in places that need food help most.

Soy supplements are reputed to stave off hot flashes, night sweats, and other uncomfortable menopausal symptoms.  But the latest in a series of disappointing studies finds that soy supplements do not actually have any such effect, not do they reduce the aging-related bone loss that can lead to osteoporosis.

During menopause, a woman’s body produces less estrogen and progesterone. Soy protein has been considered a possible treatment ever since researchers observed that women in Asia tend to have lower rates of bone loss and osteoporosis.

According to CNN:

“So if soy isn’t beneficial, what options are women left with?  To prevent bone loss, women should stick with the basics … That means getting enough calcium and vitamin D, [and] exercising regularly”.