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What's wrong with phytoestrogen? Despite the name it's not the same thing as estrogen found in humans and it doesn't always trigger the same response in your bo
by AlexandrB 5y ago
What's wrong with phytoestrogen? Despite the name it's not the same thing as estrogen found in humans and it doesn't always trigger the same response in your body. The research[1][2] seems overall mildly positive on the effects of soy and phytoestrogen on health. At worst it's a wash.
[1] https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/soy/ https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/soy/
[2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9888630/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9888630/