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Old 01-12-2011, 07:24 PM   #4 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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What snowy said.

The phytoestrogens in soy are actually rather weak, and can even counteract naturally produced estrogen in the body (i.e. they aren't the same "estrogen" and compete with each other).

So, yeah, keep drinking it. I know I will...except I drink plain unsweetened soy milk.
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