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>"Soy is a rather poor source of protein (phyto-estrogens, etc)" Regarding phyto-estrogens, from what I've seen there are positives as well as negatives. What
by ZenoArrow 10y ago
>"Soy is a rather poor source of protein (phyto-estrogens, etc)"
Regarding phyto-estrogens, from what I've seen there are positives as well as negatives. What in particular puts you off them?
To anyone reading this who hasn't heard about phyto-estrogens, and thinks of estrogens as a female-only hormone, it should be noted that males have estrogen receptors too, and phyto-estrogens are part of vegetables widely accepted as being healthy, such as carrots, apples, lentils, oats, barley, etc...
- mistercow 10y agoMost importantly, isoflavones does not have any effect on male sex hormones. That means no effect on your workout, no effect on your drive, and no effect on your reproductive health. Or at least, no plausible reason for an effect on those things.
- mhurron 10y agoThere was a myth that was well circulated 10-15? years ago (as soy products were becoming more available in the US) that said soy estrogen would turn men and boys into effeminate pansies and we'd all grow girl boobs.
- tcj_phx 10y agoMany environmental toxins are estrogenic. This means that they cause tissues to swell and divide sort-of like human estrogens. Some xenoestrogens are more toxic than others. Plant xeno-estrogens are more innocuous than industrial xenoestrogens.