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This is more complicated, as is often the case. The phytoestrogen in soy does have similar effects on people as human estrogen, and the effects can be rather positive (regulation of weight and better insuline sensitivity). Source here.

The same review mentions potencial negative effects and concerns: “In adult male rats, exposure to dietary soy decreased androgen levels and prostate weight.” and “In humans, the use of soy or purified phytoestrogens in women at high risk of, or diagnosed with, breast cancer as well as in infants fed with soy-based formula are legitimate areas of concern.”

Both beneficial and adverse effects of soy seem to be understudied. For more information about soy phytoestrogens and both male and female fertility, check out this article.

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redballooon@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

use of soy or purified phytoestrogens

What now? Soy or purified phytoestrogens?

Sentences constructed like that can easily be weaponized.

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- angrystego@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  It’s a review based on a number of scientific papers that research either one or the other. I think based on the results of the studies the authors decided it was safe to write about both phytoestrogen contained in whole soy and the purified one, because the concerns connectedto both these things are similar. I think that’s legitimate.
  
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- someguy3@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I would take that to be “use of either soy or purified phytoestrogens”.
  
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escaped_cruzader@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

This is more complicated, as is often the case

Impossible, @Heavybell assured my it’s a conspiracy theory peddled by woman-hating alt-right goons

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- angrystego@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Come on, people, what’s up with the downvotes? This is a very obvious /s and I appreciate it as a response :)
  
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  - SgtAStrawberry@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Sir, we’re on the internet discussing conspiracy theories. About if a extremely common condiments and milk substitution ingredients, can turn you into a woman. There is nothing like a obvious s.
    
    But I do admit I did also really like the response and it does fall closer to the obvious s than some other ones, but you really can’t be to sure this days.
    
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