It's a Theory

I'm going to pick on the soybean.  When considering food, especially grains and vegetables, we may prefer them cooked, but grains and vegetables are safe to eat raw.  Soybeans are not.  A raw soybean is toxic.









Soybeans contain phytoestrogen and the statistics vary as to whether soybean consumption can affect hormone levels.

Soybeans are also genetically modified and the name Monsanto comes up frequently in the research.

Although some research says soybeans do not alter hormone levels, there are warnings issued for women who have had breast cancer.  Some studies say it helps prevent cancer, others say it is a carcinogen.   In researching various subjects in investigative journalism, this reporter has found statistics usually "prove" whatever the original research is aiming to prove by carefully inclusion and exclusion of variables.

Now for my theory.  Soy has been introduced into the food supply in the past 50 years, and is now also genetically modified.  Is it possible that soy in the diet right down to baby formula could be a factor in earlier puberty for girls and more effeminate boys?  What if soy in the baby formula does affect the development of the child?  What if phytoestrogen in soy baby formula is actually contributing to the theory that someone is "born gay?"