Posted on 10/31/2008 8:09:31 AM PDT by Oyarsa
“soy foods associated with lower sperm count”
Just ask 1.3 billion Chinese.
New required supplement for NBA rookies?
I use the soy milk now....lower in calories.
LOL!
Yeah, right. I’ve been pregnant 11 times, so I kind of wish this was true ...
They’ve been using soy for thousands of years and have adapted to it’s effects. The spread to western diets leaves people with no inherent adaptive response vulnerable.
Now, that is a good idea. I guess NBA players have shattered the old “weed causes impotence” myth as well!
Isn’t soy a staple of vegans? So, no problem-o!
I think it is true. A lower sperm count doesn’t mean you can’t have kids.
I think my little boy just had his last tofu.
“adapted to it’s effects.”
Ahh, like lactose intolerance. I (maybe incorrectly) believe I heard that a large part of the Chinese population is lactose intolerant because of thousands of years of traditional diet. And the whole processing alcohol thing...
“11 times!”
God bless you ma’am, that is quite a feat!
Real men don’t eat tofu!
Not sure about the alcohol part but lactose intolerance is extremely high among east Asians. For the reason you mentioned.
Quite a feat for my husband, I guess, considering his soy consumption :-).
This is a false perception. The Chinese do not eat soy like we do. They use fermented soy as a dietary supplement. When the soy is fermented to make soy sauce, it loses the estrogen effect. We can eat extremely copious amounts of processed soy which acts like estrogen in the body. That's OK for women, but not for men. This is horrible for youngsters - especially boys.
In pre-pubescent boys the estrogen like effect of process soy products makes the boys more like girls. Baby boys are particularly vulnerable. This can lead to an effeminate disposition, late puberty, and small genitalia. Folks, if you have a baby boy, DO NOT feed him ANY soy products whatsoever.
In pre-pubescent girls the estrogen like effects from processed soy increases their estrogen levels and can lead to early puberty and primary female characteristic development.
In adults it's pretty much OK for women (particularly pre-menopausal women) to eat processed soy products. But in men the effects can be bad. They can lead to decreased sexual interest, low sperm counts, and effeminate behavior.
Please, for his sake, keep all soy products far far away from him. A good old fashioned diet of meat, dairy, nuts, fruit, and whatever vegetables he'll eat is the best medicine for a growing boy.
Drink soy and get your boys kicked off the swim team!
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