Do soybeans have bad effects on our body?

For years, the popular additive and cooking oil was considered a better alternative to health-harming saturated fats, but new research suggests that when it comes to weight gain, soybean oil may be just as bad. read more

Soy and its influence on breast cancer have long been a source of concern. Soy contains phytoestrogens, naturally occurring hormone-like compounds with weak estrogenic effects, which—in the lab—have shown to fuel many cancers. However, human studies haven’t found diets high in soy increase breast cancer risk. In fact, quite the opposite. read more

Soy mimics the effects of estrogen—the female hormone—in the body . Infants fed soy have circulating phytoestrogens 13,000-22,000 times higher than natural estrogen levels; at this time, the long-term reproductive effects are unclear. read more

Fermented soy is an extremely nutrient-dense food that is safe for the body. The fermentation process produces major changes in soy’s structure and removes most of the food’s goitrogens (thyroid-harming substances). read more