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Speculation is that plants produce phytoestrogens for herbivore birth control. "Phytochemical mimicry of reproductive hormones and modulation of herbivore fert

• snowpanda 9y ago
  This is really interesting, thanks for sharing. Question: so are plants leeching it into the soil => our water supply? Or is it the plants that we're eating?
  • ianai 9y ago
    Plants have phytosterols instead of cholesterol. If anything, predation chose for plants that had some population controlling affects on predators. But I’ve read those same compounds are completely ignored by our bodies. I’m going to suggest there’s more going on than we know here. Ie there are toxic compounds leaching into food from plastic containers, possibly water supply, and definitely cooking utensils.