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'bro science' - apparently there's chemicals in soy that have similar names to estrogen. A bunch of people claim that's why Asians are 'less manly' or som
by lsc 13y ago
'bro science' - apparently there's chemicals in soy that have similar names to estrogen. A bunch of people claim that's why Asians are 'less manly' or something. I've not seen any credible evidence that this is any more scientific than 'neuro linguistic programming' (or the idea that the average asian dude is 'less manly' for that matter.)
On a more personal note, I'm a big white guy who looks like a big white guy who was raised on more soy than your average Asian dude (hippy parents.) I call bullshit.
- oacgnol 13y agoYour being a big white guy visibly unaffected by soy is strictly anecdotal evidence - perhaps you aren't affected by it. The plain reality here is that we don't yet know the full effects of a diet high in soy has on the body, so I'd err on the side of letting studies come out with something more conclusive. In any case, shouldn't we be consuming within moderation anyways?
- lsc 13y ago>The plain reality here is that we don't yet know the full effects of a diet high in soy has on the body you could replace the word 'soy' with 'meat' or 'eggs' or 'bread' there and the sentence would be equally true, and equally useless.
- moocowduckquack 13y agoWell, soy is a staple part of the traditional Okinawa diet, so it can't be that bad.