Soy based food good or bad for men?

I’ve heard it’s good for the prostate but can trigger the release of female hormone. Is this true?

Soy is just about the worst food men can eat for sexual performance. That’s why it was so popular with Buddhist monks, because it kills libido. Men should not eat soy foods unless they are deliberately trying to decrease their sex drive. I could dig up the medical references if you are interested.

I’ve heard a lot about soy’s estrogenic effects, but also heard it claimed that it blocks the estrogen receptor sites in men, thus ‘tricking’ the body into believing it has enough estrogen, therefore more testosterone is free. I honestly couldn’t be sure either way.

A lillte soy in your diet is not going to adversely effect you, but I wouldn’t base my entire diet around it.

I am interested. I had thought that all the talk of soy majorly affecting men’s hormonal profiles was just (theoretically informed) speculation.

Oh no, I’ve seen the study abstracts. But where on earth I put the links—hold on.

Damn, can’t find them. But I do have these for you.

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Oh there you go! Look at all those Medline references at the bottom! Thank you.

Thanks for the links. So apparently soy intake may be associated with reduced estrogen as well as testosterone ? Weird. I don’t eat much soy myself, so my interest here is purely clinical ;)

This is starting to worry me. If anybody has any more info please post it.

I’m a vegetarian, and initially I was worried about losing muscle and strength (important because I am going to be getting certified as a personal trainer), but now find myself getting stronger then before. But I have noticed that I have a much decreased libido.

I’m a little concerned about all of this.

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Everyone’s libido fluctuates. Give yourself some time; if the symptom persists and is bothersome, talk to a doctor or nutritionist to determine if your diet may have anything to do with it.

The thing is that I’ve only been a vegatarian for about six months. Before that I ate so much food it was borderline absurd. Since I have a very fast metabolism it was the only way to gain muscle mass. Back then the idea of no sex was intolerable. Now I just don’t care about sex, which is insane for me. I”m thinking it might be all the soy protien and boca products,

Yep. If you are at all open to fish and eggs, changing your protein to fish, especially fatty fish and omega-3 fatty acid-enriched eggs will actually not only bring back your libido but increase it.