I had the same impression about the sound quality, but I began to assume it was because of my age-related difficulty with high-pitched sounds. I understood very little of what Rosie was saying in the video.

Fantastic, I’m glad that works well for you, Mary! –Ina, Food Revolution Network Team

I make teriyaki stir fry but instead of lits of oil I use a oil sprayer which just coats the pan with the oil and the tofu cooks nicely without a lot of oil.

I never heard of doing this. I am excited to try it. Thank you for sharing the recipe.

This is one of the most persistent myths in nutrition and it is really worth unpacking properly!

The key thing to understand here is that tofu and soy contain phytoestrogens called isoflavones, which are naturally occurring plant compounds that interact very weakly with estrogen receptors in the body. These are fundamentally and importantly different from xenoestrogens, which are synthetic chemical estrogens found in pesticides, plastics and industrial chemicals that genuinely do disrupt hormonal function. Lumping these two very different things together is where this myth really falls apart.

What is also fascinating is that when we look at populations who have eaten soy regularly throughout their lives — particularly in Japan, China and other Asian countries — we actually see consistently lower rates of breast, uterine and reproductive cancers compared to Western populations who eat little or no soy.

On the fibroid concern specifically, the evidence simply does not support soy as a contributing cause. In fact some research suggests that isoflavones may actually be protective by occupying estrogen receptors and blocking more potent forms of estrogen from binding to them.

If we are genuinely concerned about substances that mimic estrogen in harmful ways, the real culprits are much closer to home — conventional meat and dairy products, plastics, pesticides and many everyday household chemicals are far more significant sources of true hormonal disruption than a block of organic tofu ever could be. Enjoyed in moderation as part of a varied whole food plant based diet, tofu is a really wonderful and safe food. –Ina, Food Revolution Network Team

Thanks so much for sharing this recipe, Kim! Sounds wonderful. –Ina, Food Revolution Network Team