Soy... What is the Truth?

Soy just seems to be about everywhere in regards to food. There is a classic football quote that pertains to defensive backs, one of my favorites of all time being, Champ Bailey, a Denver Bronco. This quote would go like so with Champ Bailey put into it, "20% of the Earth is covered by land, the other 80% is covered by Champ Bailey." That, may not be a false statement, but who's counting? The point being made here is when it comes to food, it seems as if soy is Champ Bailey. Is there a quarterback safe from Champ Bailey? Is there a food item today safe from soy?

Obviously when we look at the negative effects of soy we are not referring to pure soy. Some examples of pure soy would be miso, edemame, etc. We are more referring to negative effects of soy when it comes to lecithin. Lecithin is key to mass production of food and comes from the soybean. Lecithin, from soy, allows supermarkets and fast food organizations keep their food longer and also makes the food immune to strenuous transportation. In short, it is a just a chemical to make food last longer, not improve its nutritional value. Therefore, it is the soy that is hidden in our foods that we need to find the truth about. There is such a thing as good soy and bad soy, which I mentioned earlier that can be more looked into with this Dr. Oz video found here: http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/not-all-soy-products-are-created-equal

Another misuse that soy has served is it's role in animal feeding by agribusinesses. Soy is a high source of protein, which in its pure state is good for you, but soy is being used as cheap protein for the animals we eat. A high dose of soy is used in Chicken McNuggets because of the soy that is given to chickens by the company Cargill is then given to McDonald's as their chicken supply. McDonald's named Cargill their supplier of the year for their chicken produce, imagine that. However, you are getting far from a healthy protein chicken. You are truly ingesting empty calories that hold no nutritional value.

Another interesting fact about soy is the health craze about soy burgers. Soy burgers are simply processed food items that are actually being stripped of their nutritional value. Before we decide to buy the "healthy" soy burger maybe we should decide to go purchase healthy meat and cook it ourselves. Unfortunately, we cannot even trust that to help us get untainted food because majority of the meat in supermarkets come from soy fed animals which strips away the nutritional value.

The truth is, soy AKA Champ Bailey, has us all covered and no one and is escaping the coverage. We are trapped by soy!