Guest guest Posted November 26, 2001 Report Share Posted November 26, 2001 - http://health./health/expert/drdean/answer.html - Q: Laura: My son drinks lots of soy products. I've read so much about how soy helps women in menopause. If it helps women in menopause, what does it do to men? __________________________ A: Dr. Dean: The vast majority of physicians, including many alternative practitioners, do not recommend taking soy supplements precisely because we don't yet know the answer to that question. If soy mimics female hormone what is its effect on guys? What is its effect on women who want to avoid estrogen because of its association with breast cancer? And what about all the little babies who live on nothing but soy formula? They are taking in a wallop of hormones that adults gobble up to solve their adult problems. Research does show that soy's ability to mimic estrogen may have the benefit of relieving symptoms of menopause in women, may kill prostate cancer cells in men, and may offer some protection from heart disease. But soy also blocks estrogen production, and how that plays out is confusing. Eating soy doesn't seem to create problems. But taking soy supplements, in concentration and in large quantities, seems to backfire and may increase the risk for cancer. We run into trouble when we expect health to come in the form of a magic food. There's no such thing. Dean Edell, M.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2001 Report Share Posted November 26, 2001 Perhaps we can induce one of these health experts to give us a list of those soy sources that are 1) highly desirable, 2) those that provide mixed results, some good, some not so good, and 3) those that carry an unacceptable risk or harmfulness. We can compile a list of all the various soy foods and drinks, powders, recipes where soy is an essential and predominant element, supplements, etc., and have someone like Dr. Dean (whose views I find a bit too conservative, particularly as they pertain to " alternative methods " ) place each soy-source into one of the above 3 categories. I read a remark of Dean's, where he said that he was 99% in agreement with the " Quackbusters. " If you know who the Quackbusters are, Dean's remark is troubling. - " Elaine121 " <Elaine121 " 0 Gettingwell 0 " Sunday, November 25, 2001 11:02 PM Health - On SOY Products > - http://health./health/expert/drdean/answer.html - > > Q: Laura: My son drinks lots of soy products. > > I've read so much about how soy helps women in menopause. If it helps women > in menopause, what does it do to men? > __________________________ > A: Dr. Dean: The vast majority of physicians, including many alternative > practitioners, do not recommend taking soy supplements precisely because we > don't yet know the answer to that question. > > If soy mimics female hormone what is its effect on guys? What is its effect > on women who want to avoid estrogen because of its association with breast > cancer? And what about all the little babies who live on nothing but soy > formula? They are taking in a wallop of hormones that adults gobble up to > solve their adult problems. > > Research does show that soy's ability to mimic estrogen may have the benefit > of relieving symptoms of menopause in women, may kill prostate cancer cells > in men, and may offer some protection from heart disease. > > But soy also blocks estrogen production, and how that plays out is > confusing. > > Eating soy doesn't seem to create problems. But taking soy supplements, in > concentration and in large quantities, seems to backfire and may increase > the risk for cancer. > > We run into trouble when we expect health to come in the form of a magic > food. There's no such thing. > > Dean Edell, M.D. > > > > Getting well is done one step at a time, day by day, building health > and well being. > > To learn more about the Gettingwell group, > Subscription and list archives are at: > Gettingwell > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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