Bean Curd Is the Word

For decades, concerns about the suitability and safety of tofu in our diets have plagued the West’s nutrition community and experts. Allegedly, tofu is home to hormone disrupting phytoestrogen plant compounds, not to mention the severity of its genetic modification. There are also the bodybuilding blogs, which scoff at the suggestion that tofu is a bio-available protein source; alongside the meat-centric foodie belief that tofu is akin to eating Styrofoam.