Do soy beans increase estrogen in humans?

Question

Do soy beans increase estrogen in humans?

Answer 1

Not at all. But processed meat sure as h**l does, since the  synthetic hormones they use contain a ton of it.

Answer 2

According to my wife, no. If there starts to be a problem, she says that the only known antidote is chocolate.

Answer 3

yes it does

bit unless your eating nothing but soy beans, dont worry about it. it wont effect you

Answer 4

Never heard of such thing.

Answer 5

Very minimally, the phytoestrogen in soybeans metabolizes VERY quickly. However, soybeans are not the only phytoestrogen source - they can be found in a wide variety of foods, including certain whole grains, fruits and spices. The bottom line is, phytoestrogens are incredibly weak. You would have to consume massive, I mean TREMENDOUS amounts of soy, to have the estrogens affect you... after all, men and women both have estrogen in their bodies naturally anyway, they are crucial to hormonal function, with more in women for obvious reasons.

Xenoestrogens should be the real worry - they are the synthetic estrogens present in everything from plastics to cleaners to chemical agents like pesticides. These metabolise much, much slower and are linked to all the research about the harmful effects of being slowly dosed with synthetic estrogens.

Answer 6

Yes.  It can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on your s*x and general health.