{"id":14133,"date":"2021-09-07T10:57:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T09:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/?p=14133"},"modified":"2023-03-01T08:42:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T08:42:04","slug":"soya-myths-busted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/soya-myths-busted","title":{"rendered":"Soya myths busted"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"b21eo-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"b21eo-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b21eo-0-0\">Here&#8217;s what you need to know about the two most common soya myths!<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"d5dh8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"d5dh8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"d5dh8-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"at8r6-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"at8r6-0-0\"><strong>&#8220;Soya messes with your hormones&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"7mogk-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"7mogk-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7mogk-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"ek6j-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"ek6j-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"ek6j-0-0\">Soya foods contain isoflavones &#8211; and they&#8217;re classed as a phytoestrogen aka plant oestrogen. It&#8217;s true its structure is similar to oestrogen, but it&#8217;s NOT the same as oestrogen.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"6ph90-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"6ph90-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6ph90-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"bss95-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"bss95-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"bss95-0-0\">They act differently in the body and they don&#8217;t affect oestrogen levels.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"30q2d-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"30q2d-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"30q2d-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"5hibv-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"5hibv-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5hibv-0-0\">A recent meta-analysis that pooled the results of 41 studies with over 1,750 men showed soya had no effect on testosterone or oestrogen levels<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"apbmj-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"apbmj-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"apbmj-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"cum46-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"cum46-0-0\"><strong>&#8220;Soya could increase risk of breast cancer&#8221;<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"3jbls-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"3jbls-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3jbls-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"74q9j-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"74q9j-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"74q9j-0-0\">Studies show soya is safe for women (including with breast cancer) &#8211; and even could reduce the risk by 10-20%<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"1ot3m-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"1ot3m-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1ot3m-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"8aefp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"8aefp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"8aefp-0-0\">So why not add some soya to your diet for the polyphenols and plant protein.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"e2hek-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"e2hek-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"e2hek-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"805vh-0-0\">\n<div class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\" data-offset-key=\"805vh-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"805vh-0-0\">Evidence suggests 1-2 servings a day could be beneficial for your health and the health of the planet. That could be 100g tofu or tempeh, 100g soya beans, 250ml soya drink, or 200g plain soya yoghurt (just the first two count to your plant points though).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ac44u\" data-offset-key=\"6u0bu-0-0\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to know about the two most common soya myths! \u00a0 &#8220;Soya messes with your hormones&#8221; \u00a0 Soya foods contain isoflavones &#8211; and they&#8217;re classed as a phytoestrogen aka plant oestrogen. It&#8217;s true its structure is similar to oestrogen, but it&#8217;s NOT the same as oestrogen. \u00a0 They act differently in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":14134,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-or-nutrition","category-myth-busting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Soya myths busted | The Gut Health Doctor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There&#039;s two common myths about soya - &#039;it messes with your hormones&#039; and &#039;soya could increase risk of breast cancer&#039;. 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