This Is Vegan Propaganda (& Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You)

by Ed Winters

Soy intake has also been associated with lower risk of cancer, with a study showing that women with the highest dietary soy intake were associated with a 12 per cent lower risk of breast cancer compared to those with the lowest intake.75 For men, soy intake has been associated with a 29 per cent lower risk of prostate cancer.76 And on the point of soy, there is a pervasive belief that soy intake has a feminising effect on men due to it containing phytoestrogens. However, phytoestrogens are plant hormones and don’t have the same effect as oestrogen in the body. An analysis of 41 studies showed that intake of the plant does not affect testosterone levels in men,77 and a narrative review of clinical evidence also showed that soy intake does not affect oestrogen levels in men, even at intake levels considerably higher than are typical for Asian males,78 who have been shown to consume the most soy.