Digest This! Fermented Soybean Liquid Destroys Proton Pumps and Thus Impairs Nutrient Absorption
Image 1: Natto, a traditional Japanese food made from soybeans fermented with Bacillus subtilis. Does not even look healthy, does it? (image from Wikipedia.de , uploaded by Gleam ) As a studious visitor of the SuppVersity, you have probably banned all conventionally processed soy-containing products from your homes, already (at least I would hope so). Yet, those of you who frequent the various nutrition blogs from the paleo- and similar "healthy-eating" spheres, will probably have come across information about the miraculous benefits that are ascribed to "traditionally fermented" soy products. And, yes indeed, a recent study published in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry ( Wang. 2011 ) was able to reproduce the results of previous studies, which had shown that fermented soybean liquid alleviates peptic ulcers . Yet , what your soy-friendly nutrition-guru from the XYZ-Blog did not tell you, the fermented ...