Concerns about Phytoestrogens and Soy Cultivation: An Update

What is it about?

Phytoestrogens are present in different edible plants being most abundant in soy; among others, they are used to compensate for estrogen deficiency in menopause. The estrogenic potential does not prevent from the use of soy in infant foods and other foodstuffs. Supposed benefits, if even observed in Asian populations, should not be automatically extrapolated onto Europeans and other peoples having no historic adaptation to soy. Derangements of the reproductive health and feminizing effects may be statistically significant in large populations. This matter should be clarified by independent research, which can have implications for the future of soy in the agriculture.

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