It's painful for me to even consider this and as a devout dedicated vegan who has loved soy for many years, well more than 10 years, it breaks my heart to even think or say this. I find it very distressing. I see that there are several threads that have been posted here on the possible dangers of soy, but these posts only address the common known concerns that many people have, such as thyroid and cancer. I read an article today with the title, "Drano used in processing soybeans". Essentially, what is being said is that a chemical known as sodium hydroxide is used in the processing of soybeans. Granted, there are soy products - beans, tofu, soymilk, soy protein, soy lecithin, and other soy products - that are grown and harvested organic, free of harmful petro-chemicals and are non-GMO, but once they leave the farm and go to the factory, the process there is a different situation. The information I'm being told is that all soy, including organic and non-GMO, is processed with these harmful chemicals. It would be great if someone knowledgeable could tell me, "no, that isn't true, it's only the non-organic soy". It would be great, but I don't expect it. Can someone please shed some light on this subject? Thank you. I wrote to John Robbins at foodrevolution.org and I'm waiting for a response. PCRM doesn't have any information about this on their website.
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