Genetically modified foods have been proved harmful in lab animals. Not just soy, but corn, canola and various other plants these days are genetically modified. At the moment India has not allowed any GM foods to be grown, although the GM lobby is pushing hard and it may be a matter of time. GM foods do creep into the Indian food chain because of imports. At present India does not import soy, but does import soy products in the form of readymade foods. All those readymade foods may contain GM soy. Check on the packets if you eat the stuff.  It’s best to choose organic, non-GM foods.

Eating meat or dairy is an indirect way of eating soy, including GM soy. Large amounts of soy (more than 80% of all the soy grown) are fed to farm animals to make them grow fast. A non-vegetarian or even a vegetarian is likely to consume more (GM) soy indirectly through the animal products that he consumes than a vegan can ever think of. At least a vegan can control the amount of soy he/she consumes. If you consume dairy and meat in large quantities you are more likely to suffer from cancer, obesity, kidney disease, gout and other problems. The only way to prevent these diseases is to eat what nature intended us to – a variety of vegan fresh whole foods. A little soy will not cause harm.