Q: I heard that taking soy protein lowers testosterone and increase estrogen levels. is there any truth to this? I did not eat or drink dairy products to soy milk i drink sometimes.
A: This is true.
I hypothesize that this protein you consume for weight lifting (if not, my apologies if this seems irrelevant)?
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i heard it does and can cause men to gain man boobs and reduced fertility. any truth to this?
soy interacts with estrogen and can cause hormone problems. I don't know if it'll give guys man boobs. I'm more versed on it affects on thyroid function. Soy is part of the reason americans are so fat.
Luckily the protein supplement we use in 28 Days To Health™ is a vegan protein derived from green pea and rice. So this client and I settled on him using the protein powder for some meals and eating fish for whole food meals and I figured I would circle back with the meat discussion. I was working with a new client recently whose rebuttal against my instructions for adding meat protein in their meals was, “Well, what about Forks Over Knives....
Legumes are incredibly high in protein in addition to fiber, and in addition they not only enable to build muscles but also help within regulating the digestive system. Soybeans, kidney coffee beans, lima beans, peas, dark blue beans, chickpeas, etc....
“Increased consumption could also increase a woman's total estrogen level, which is a risk factor for breast cancer. “ For men, excessive soya can raise the risk of infertility, physical changes and hormonal havoc....
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i usually try to avoid eatin anything with soy protein in it but these chips are tempting to get but all protein chips have soy in it for some reason
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I really doubt that eating a bag of soy chips now and then could actually elevate male estrogen levels.
Phytoestrogens, or the plant "version" of estrogen found in various edible foods, such as soy and soy protein, serve primarily
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Dr. Robert Blaskiewicz, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and women's health at St. Louis University School of Medicine, tells patients to try soy protein first, if they're looking for an alternative. "If they're having symptoms of hot flashes, |
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11 Soy protein containing 83 mg of isoflavones (45.6 mg genistein and 31.7 mg daidzein) showed a modest benefit in preserving spine BMD in older women. 12 A staple in the Mediterranean part of the world, olives, has oleuropein, a polyphenolic compound |
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The controversy about tofu rages on the Internet (that amazing source of information) where there is no shortage of websites which have raised concerns about tofu - and soy products in general - as having a possible link to estrogen-based breast cancer |
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All the children regularly ate soy “shnitzels,” patties of compressed soy protein boosted with fat and flavorings. Obviously, more than one factor is at play in precocious maturation. Soy is only one possibility. Although it seems likely that soy-based |
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artificial flavors, bleach, soy protein isolate (MSG), sterols, and hexane, as well as many other artificial and synthetic ingredients. Hexane in itself should never be consumed, as it is derived from crude oil. Sterols are estrogen compounds which |