Soy reduces sperm count
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AFP - Wednesday, July 30
Soy reduces sperm count: study
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - Eating or drinking a lot of products containing soy and isoflavones can result in reduced sperm count among men, a Harvard School of Public Health study has shown.
"There has been a lot of interest on whether soy affects fertility because many studies in animals suggest that this is the case, but there are very few studies in humans," said researcher and lead study author Jorge Chavarro.
"This only the third study to look at whether soy food has a relationship with fertility in humans and the first one to find an association in agreement to the animal studies," he told AFP.
Soy contains isoflavones, an organic compound which acts like female hormones and appears to impede a man's ability to produce sperm.
"Isoflavones are structurally similar to estrogen and can mimic the action of estrogen in the body," said Chavarro.
"Soy is expected to have estrogen-like activity in many organs and tissues which can be beneficial for some things but it's certainly not beneficial for sperm production, at least that's what animal models suggest."
The Harvard study examined the soy intake of 99 men, determined to be part of couples experiencing fertility difficulties, over the course of three months.
"There was an inverse association between soy food intake and sperm concentration that remained significant after accounting for age, abstinence time, body mass index, caffeine and alcohol intake and smoking," the study said.
Those who ate the most soy had 41 million sperm per milliliter less than men who did not eat soy. An average man has between 80 million and 120 million sperm per milliliter.
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but it's always the guys jio-ing me to eat tao huey leh
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uhm is sugar cane also??
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Originally posted by FireIce:
but it's always the guys jio-ing me to eat tao huey leh
cos they just wan to hit and run what.. dun wan to let u have a reason to stick to them what... -
My professor already told me that before. Aiya a lot of things are like that one la.
Eat overcooked french fries also can lead to cancer but some people are still eating overcooked french fries. It depends on individual on whether you want to control your diet or not.
Drinking too much MSG-added soup also cause hair to turn white/drop but people also still taking them.
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Originally posted by a-Lost-9uY:
uhm is sugar cane also??
No. Only soya beans contain high amount of Isoflavones. Other food that we eat normally contain negligible amounts. -
my friend told me green tea kills sperms
true anot?
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Originally posted by gunner77:
my friend told me green tea kills sperms
true anot?
If i am not wrong, no scientific proof yet.
But for the case of soy, overcooked potatoes and MSG-soup, there are substantial evidences to prove so.
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Harvards researchers are paid thousands of dollars per month. Big money. And they researched for many years. You think they are so boliao to post something out of nowhere? Harvard uni's reputation is also at stake.
They only post out their findings to public if they are very confident of the results.
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everyday got 3 million
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Dunno it reduce....but what i learned is ...the vegetable....Lady finger veg seeds make duplicate sperms...!! That i know...!!
I tried...!! 
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fifi can count for me?
my eye sight no good, can't see.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
fifi can count for me?
my eye sight no good, can't see.
didn't they tell you if you keep doing that, you'll go blind?
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nabei. so many things harmful to our body, don't eat la
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walan, soy bean product happens to be my fav. :(
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Originally posted by 798:
walan, soy bean product happens to be my fav. :(
no wonder u still a virgin... cos u are xxxxxxxxxxxx... -
THey never said it would reduce sexual drive mah, only reduce sperm count nia, so maybe if you wanna chiong, but dont want father's day, then you can eat more soy lor!
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Originally posted by 798:
walan, soy bean product happens to be my fav. :(
good what, can continue to eat, then you won't have father's day! -
soy + condom + pill = safe sex hehexx
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Originally posted by EvolutionPIG:
soy + condom + pill = safe sex hehexx
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Originally posted by EvolutionPIG:
soy + condom + pill = safe sex hehexx
Again...got exp...??
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I've pretty much eat beancurd/soya milk from the Mr.Bean shop, and pretty much, I can say, my sperms aren't dried up or depleted. I pretty much have them spilled all over my boxers most of the time, when I have wet dreams. "Sticky situation" :/
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many of my guy friends, including me, likes soya milk leh. ):
nvm la. instead of spraying your protein production, spray soya milk lor! also rich in protein. and it's sticky too!
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Empty bullets leh. Even if it goes all over your boxers, the soldiers are not up to it.
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as long as no need to make babies then can drink all u wan...