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Does Soy Really Lower Sperm Count?

Posted on July 25, 2008

As a guy, I don t want hear that anything is bad for the boys, but new research by the Harvard School of Public Health insists that even eating half a serving of soy food a day lowers sperm concentrations. The study appears in the journal of Human Reproduction. Here s the abstract via PubMed:BACKGROUND: High isoflavone intake has been related to decreased fertility in animal studies, but data in humans are scarce. Thus, we examined the association of soy foods and isoflavones intake with semen quality parameters. METHODS: The intake of 15 soy-based foods in the previous 3 months was assess...

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