Flashback Friday: Who Shouldn't Eat Soy?
How can soy foods have it both ways, pro-estrogenic effects in some organs that can protect bones and reduce hot flash symptoms, yet also anti-estrogenic effects in others that protect against breast and endometrial cancer?
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What if you’re at high risk for breast cancer? See BRCA Breast Cancer Genes and Soy. (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/brca...)
What if you already have breast cancer? See:
Breast Cancer Survival and Soy (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/brea...)
Is Soy Healthy for Breast Cancer Survivors? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/Is-S...)
How to Block Breast Cancer’s Estrogen-Producing Enzymes (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/How-...)
What if you have fibroids? See Should Women with Fibroids Avoid Soy? (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/shou...)
What about hot flashes? See Soy Phytoestrogens for Menopause Hot Flashes. (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/Soy-...)
What about genetically modified soy? See GMO Soy and Breast Cancer. (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/gmo-...)
Not all phytoestrogens are beneficial, though. See What Are the Effects of the Hops Phytoestrogen in Beer? and The Most Potent Phytoestrogen Is in Beer. (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/what...) and (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-...)
How deleterious is hormone replacement therapy? See How Did Doctors Not Know About the Risks of Hormone Therapy?. (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-...)
Synthetic estrogens used in animal agriculture are also a concern. For more on this, see Zeranol Use in Meat and Breast Cancer. (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/zera...)
The original video aired on November 25th 2016.
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