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The Soy & Estrogen Myth: Is This Muscle-Building Superfood Sabotaging Your Hormones?
Mention to a gym person that you ate tofu for lunch, and you'll immediately get a lecture on how soy spikes your estrogen, tanks your testosterone, and ruins your gains. But does the actual science back up the scaremongering? Spoiler alert: Not even close. In this post, we smash the bro-science, break down the difference between phytoestrogens and mammalian estrogen, and dive into the actual science.