Journal article: Association between soy products and prostate cancer

Posted by heavyphil @heavyphil, Feb 6 5:17am

https://doi.org/10.4111/icu.20240186
Interesting for those of us using soy products. Scroll down to ‘conclusions’ for the bottom line…
Phil

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | Feb 7 3:10pm

In reply to @jeffmarc "@bobgolf While estrogen can be a problem if you have BRCA2, If you don’t, then it..." + (show)

@jeffmarc It’s a long perpetuated myth, Jeff, and even the science does not support these long held beliefs.
I posted an article to Bobgolf on this topic.
Phil

bobgolf | @bobgolf | Feb 7 5:17pm

In reply to @jeffmarc "@bobgolf While estrogen can be a problem if you have BRCA2, If you don’t, then it..." + (show)

@jeffmarc it sounds like I was caught up in some negative hype about soy products from years ago. Thanks for the new more current views!

bobgolf | @bobgolf | Feb 7 5:19pm

In reply to @heavyphil "@bobgolf https://www.eatingwell.com/myths-about-soy-you-need-to-stop-believing-11706042 Bob, check out this article; plain speak and very supportive of soy if you..." + (show)

@heavyphil thanks! it sounds like I was still listening to some old theories from the past. I'm really not a big fan of the taste of soy, but its good to know I don't need to stay away from products that do contain soy.

sbassmeister | @sbassmeister | Feb 8 12:59pm

My radiation oncologist suggested I take soy isoflavones to help with my hot flashes. I still get them but I don’t think they are as bad as before. I’ve been on Lupron since December of 2024 and have 10 months left.

drcopp | @drcopp | Feb 8 2:58pm

The type of estrogen in soy is a plant based one, so I have read from NutritionFacts.org, so cancers are not enhanced by its use.
I use soy and almond milks, sometimes oat in my cereal, find the Silk brands to be the best tasting.
The big takeaway from using soy products is what we are not consuming regularly- that we can replace the potentially dangerous cows milk and dairy products for just about all things we like to eat-cream cheese on bagels, sub. parmesan and gouda for sandwiches, etc. The only cheese that I cannot find to successfully trade out is mozzarella for our occasional pizzas.
Study out of the Scandinavian countries found that for every 8 oz. glass of milk consumed by middle aged to senior citizens, the fracture percentage climbed about 10%!