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On the level of soy used in Asia and China in particular:


http://www.westonaprice.org/soy/soy_controversy.html
SOY USAGE IN ASIA
Soy proponents claim that soy is a staple in Asia. A "staple" is defined as a major commodity, one that provides a large portion of calories in the diet. Actually, overall consumption of soy in Asia is surprisingly low--it is not a staple like rice, fish or pork.

The famous Cornell study of diet in China, conducted by T. Colin Campbell, found that legume consumption ranged from 0 to 58 grams per day, with an average of about 13 grams.5,7 Assuming that two-thirds of this is from soybeans, this translates to about 9 grams (less than 2 teaspoons) of soy on average, with a high of about 2 tablespoons. [A 1975 book on nutrition published by the California Department of Health lists soy foods as minor sources of protein in Japanese and Chinese diets.41 Major sources of protein listed were meat including organ meats, poultry, fish and eggs.]

Soy is a condiment in Asian diets, not a staple. No one would call mustard a staple in the American diet even though it is a very typical foodstuff.


Another later article brought this reply:


http://www.foodrevolution.org/mothering.htm

The article’s author, Kaayla Daniel, repeatedly says that people of China, Japan and other countries in Asia eat very little soy, so there is no historical precedent for eating the amounts being recommended by people like Dr. Andrew Weil and Dr. Christiane Northrup. This is a misleading half truth. It is true that in parts of Asia, most notably China, soy consumption has been low. But Asia is a very large area with several billion people.

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