I was breastfed until I was about two, and it's true that I do like the boobies. So sue me.

Soy is traditionally part of an Eastern diet - it goes back thousands of years in China - with fermented foods such as soy sauce, tempe, black beans, and cooked soy foods, such as soy milk, and tofu (soy curds gathered from soy milk by adding a coagulent).

There are thousands of studies on soy, and critics usually cite the same ones. Supporters point to others. Epidemiologists studying people on traditional Asian diets point to the benefits of soy, it goes on and on.

What we do know is that soy is high in protein, may moderately lower cholesterol and is very low saturated fat (unlike meat). If you cook it or buy fermented soy foods, it can be a good source of protein among many other foods. But it also has substances that act like estogens. These may be protective against or may promote certain breast cancers (conclusions differ in various studies).

The simple answer: eat soy in moderation. I find it hard to view, like just about any food, as either a health wonder or a toxin. As for infants and children, it is often given in cases of dairy allergies. I have not heard of anyone giving soy to kids to promote the growth of  homosexual tendencies.

Samuel Fromartz Author Organic Inc.

J.S.

P.S. there must be a lot of gay cows

J.S. htt://voicesofreason.info

However, don't lose sight of the fact that soy is not necessarily health food:

http://www.mercola.com/article/soy/index.htm