Americans today spend upwards of $4 billion yearly on soy food products. Credit: Timothy Valentine via Flickr

Americans today spend upwards of $4 billion yearly on soy food products. Credit: Timothy Valentine via Flickr

Americans today spend upwards of $4 billion yearly on soy food products.
  • Timothy Valentine via Flickr
  • Americans today spend upwards of $4 billion yearly on soy food products.

Courtesy of: EarthTalk®
E — The Environmental Magazine

Dear Earth Talk: How healthy is soy? I heard that, despite its healthy image, most soy is grown using chemicals like other crops and is even being genetically modified. — D. Frinka, Syracuse, NY

This article appears in May 5-11, 2011.