Soyfoods May Offer Significant Health Benefits to Men, Such as Lowering the Risk of Prostate Cancer, Heart Disease and More. as This Fact Sheet Will Discuss, Men Need Not Fear the Risk of Feminization

Much of the research on the health effects of soyfoods has focused on postmenopausal women. In large part, this is because, among commonly consumed foods, the soybean is a uniquely rich source of isoflavones, a group of naturally-occurring plant chemicals that are classified as phytoestrogens, although they differ at both the molecular and clinical level from the hormone estrogen. Nevertheless, some men are reluctant to eat soyfoods because of the mistaken belief that isoflavones exert feminizing effects. However, not only is this concern without scientific merit, but there is a large amount of evidence suggesting adding soyfoods to the diet can benefit men by reducing the risk of prostate cancer and heart disease. SOY MEN’S HEALTH