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So I know I said I wouldn't write any more about soy... but then I saw this amazing article and remembered a few of you had questions about this very topic, so here I go.

An article just published in Fertility and Sterility Journal (who knew there was such a journal?) reviewed over 50 studies in the past year and found that soy foods and supplements do not have any effect on testosterone levels in men. That's right men, the estrogens in soy (called isoflavones) will not make you girly-men. It won't mess with your fertility, and it probably won't make you cry more at movies.

That also means that young boys who drink soy milk will not grow breasts or become androgenous. Good news I say.

Again, I don't think soy foods are more beneficial than other foods like fruit, vegetables, whole grains and legumes, but I do think they've received a ridiculous amount of bad press, and I'd like to bring some science into the popular arena. Whether you choose soy products is up to you, but at least you aren't making a decision based on hype.