Any thoughts regarding this article?
Soy Isoflavones Have an Antiestrogenic Effect and Alter Mammary Promoter Hypermethylation in Healthy Premenopausal Women
Also here, which is where I found the article above:
The Truth About Soy and Man Boobs
Could it be that *small* doses of soy estrogen, such as those consumed in traditional Asian foods, might actually inhibit stronger forms of estrogen and thereby cause a net decrease in estrogenic activity?
To be fair to Ray Peat, most of the research done on this subject appears to have been done after 2009. This seems to be pretty new data we're talking about.
Soy Isoflavones Have an Antiestrogenic Effect and Alter Mammary Promoter Hypermethylation in Healthy Premenopausal Women
Also here, which is where I found the article above:
The Truth About Soy and Man Boobs
...the phytoestrogens in soy have a very weak effect compared to normal human estrogen or estrogen from animal sources. These phytoestrogens compete for the same hormone receptors and so reduce the effect of normal estrogen which has a much more potent effect on the body. They act as what’s known as ‘competitive inhibitors’ of estrogen...
Could it be that *small* doses of soy estrogen, such as those consumed in traditional Asian foods, might actually inhibit stronger forms of estrogen and thereby cause a net decrease in estrogenic activity?
To be fair to Ray Peat, most of the research done on this subject appears to have been done after 2009. This seems to be pretty new data we're talking about.