
Ep. 88: Whether Soy Is Estrogenic And Causes Infertility
The Energy Balance Podcast
Is Soybeans Helping Women?
Soybeans have been intensively investigated either for their cancer protection properties or for their endocrine disruption properties. Soy extract, when given orally, causes a significant increase in body weight, testes weight, and circulating testosterone levels. It's increasing testosterone through some mechanism, perhaps through hyperplasia, which we're not 100% sure about here from this study alone. But overall, there's been a negative effect.
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