The fats stimulate the production of male hormones, which in turn spur prostate cancer cells to grow. Asians in general eat a lot of soy and scientists are crediting that food choice with easy menopause as well as lower incidences of heart disease, osteoporosis and breast and prostate cancers. This practice is promoting the selection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It is also adding to the general worldwide crisis of drug-resistant disease. Salmonella, E. coli and other bacterial contamination of animal products can be fatal in children, pregnant women, nursing mothers and the aged.
Salmonella poisoning can come from anything animal foods and their juices touch.
The conservative estimate is that bad chicken kills at least 1,000 Americans each year. It's up to consumers to neutralize pathogens with cooking. One hamburger can contain the meat of 100 different cows from four different countries. One infected animal can contaminate 16 tons of beef. Drains and sewers at slaughterhouses will often become backed up with guts and coagulated blood.