Being Vegetarian Kills Brain Cells. Maybe.

Not surprising, as science dictates that meat eating was what set up apart from our primate ancestors, allowing for rapid brain growth and eventually bipedalism.
But hell, PETA'd kill me for iterating that FACT.

Eating high levels of some soy products - including tofu - may raise the risk of memory loss, research suggests.
The study focused on 719 elderly Indonesians living in urban and rural regions of Java.
The researchers found high tofu consumption - at least once a day - was associated with worse memory, particularly among the over-68s.

Often promoted as a "superfood," soy is rich in phytoestrogens, which mimic the impact of the female sex hormone estrogen.
There is some evidence that they may protect the brains of younger and middle-aged people from damage - but their effect on the ageing brain is less clear.

The latest study suggests phytoestrogens - in high quantity - may actually heighten the risk of dementia.
Lead researcher Professor Eef Hogervorst said previous research had linked estrogen therapy to a doubling of dementia risk in the over-65s.

One theory is that damage is caused not by the tofu, but by formaldehyde, which is sometimes used in Indonesia as a preservative.
The researchers admit that more research is required to ascertain whether the same effects are found in other ethnic groups.
However, previous research has also linked high tofu consumption to an increased risk of dementia in older Japanese American men.