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To my knowledge, soy has never been considered estrogenic because it affects levels of endogenous hormones, but because soy isoflavones directly agonize estroge
by TeaBrain 3y ago
To my knowledge, soy has never been considered estrogenic because it affects levels of endogenous hormones, but because soy isoflavones directly agonize estrogen receptors.
"Isoflavones are phytoestrogens with potent estrogenic activity; genistein, daidzein and glycitein are the most active isoflavones found in soy beans. Phytoestrogens have similarity in structure with the human female hormone 17-β-estradiol, which can bind to both alpha and beta estrogen receptors, and mimic the action of estrogens on target organs"
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23161396/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23161396/
- hombre_fatal 3y agoEverything changes everything in the body all the time. We only care about when things change in certain ways for certain endpoints to certain degrees. So, what are some hard health outcomes we can measure? What does the literature say about them as isoflavones are increased? Anything significant? For example, does erection strength decrease when men eat 300g of edamame daily or something? Show me something. I have the same questions about meat and dairy. Google "meat estrogenic" and "dairy estrogenic". I don't consume either so I haven't cared to read them but you can find papers talking about it. Without looking further, you can't tell if it's something you should care about or not.