The fact is, it was created by the pro-grain/anti-animal-fat movement and is now arnaldo billions (trillions?) of dollars per year. Soy has some civilian health benefits. Soy based products have been pushed as the 'healthy' alternatives to animal products.

Osteoporosis Diabetes Cancer Heart Disease (reduces cholesterol) Menopausal Symptoms To the average civilian, the claims are probably somewhat true. Most of the 'healthy' vegetable oils - you know, the ones that combined with the 'healthy' grains have seen obesity, diabetes, cancer, depression and heart disease reach epidemic levels - are soy based, as are our 'healthy' trans-fat spreads (margarine). Of course, improving the health of your average civilian is not. The estrogenic isoflavones in Soy will apparently fight.

They offer high quality protein and disease fighting phyto-chemicals... It has repeatedly shown to reduce cholesterol and positively effect osteoporosis. The Truth About Soy As of about 100yrs ago, the Soy bean industry barely existed.

With billions of dollars at stake, it comes as no surprise that Soy based products are backed by dozens of scientific studies 'proving' amazing, drug-like health benefits.