Soy concerns

buffalobill41

I've been reading various things about the worries for males with the estrogen in soy products. Anyone have any opinions/experiences with this (preferably dudes who aren't super bulky since they wouldn't really notice bosom growth since they have large pecs) and how much soy is too much? I work a manual labor job so i try to get a 25-30g protein hit every few hours and it's hard to get at things other than just a protein bar/shake.

isulo_kura

phytoestrogen has no relation to oestrogen the hormone other than the similar name. It's basically just a myth. As a Vegan for 20 years soya is one of my main foods and I've not turned into a woman yet

http://freefromharm.org/health-nutrition/vegan-doctor-addresses-soy-myths-and-misinformation/

neanderthin

isulo_kura wrote: »

phytoestrogen has no relation to oestrogen the hormone other than the similar name. It's basically just a myth. As a Vegan for 20 years soya is one of my main foods and I've not turned into a woman yet

http://freefromharm.org/health-nutrition/vegan-doctor-addresses-soy-myths-and-misinformation/

I particularly liked the part when the Dr. said that "while soy does not contain estrogen, animal foods do".

callsitlikeiseeit

(if its even true)..... youd have to eat SO MUCH before you reached that point.

i would not worry about it.

ironically, my husband is allergic to soy, which makes him very sad (hes japanese LOL)