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There was an infamous 2008 case study of a man who developed gynecomastia while consuming three quarts of soy milk a day[1]. I actually remember rumors about th
by philwelch 3y ago
There was an infamous 2008 case study of a man who developed gynecomastia while consuming three quarts of soy milk a day[1]. I actually remember rumors about this so I wouldn’t be surprised if those same rumors spread around the bodybuilding community.
It certainly seems that the soy-estrogen theory became widely accepted “bro science” somehow; I just don’t know of any evidence that it was in any way related to anti-Asian racism.
[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18558591/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18558591/