[Dr. Sivana]

I am a bit skeptical. Soy is a major staple of the Japanese diet

There is a difference, the Japanese typically take their soy in soy sauce and tofu. In both cases the soy is fermented. Here we use it as a protein filler in Atkins chocolate bars and thousands of other ways that the Japanese do not.

[krb]

Soy sauce == fermented
Tofu == not fermented

[Mase]

There is a difference, the Japanese typically take their soy in soy sauce and tofu. In both cases the soy is fermented.

Tofu is not fermented it is soaked and cooked soybeans that are made into a curd. The soaking process used traditionally to make tofu reduces the the phytates that some here may be concerned about. These people probably don't realize that lots of plant foods are high in phytates along with other foods such as other beans, grains, nuts and seeds. Are all these foods lowering male sperm counts? I don't think so.