Men's health would like to eat soy

Soybean is becoming more and more popular in recent years of healthy food, which is rich in protein is recognized as the human body the desired high-quality protein, also becomes a lot of people's health, diet, especially men.

However, recently a new scientific research on soy and male reproductive function, the result was a surprise to people expected: some components in soybeans can result in decreased sperm count, affecting male reproductive function.

This is a United Kingdom Belfast Queens University Professor of reproductive medicine, research group leader Athina · Louis-led research.

Researchers believe that soybean in chemistry can "impersonate" estrogen estradiol functionality, resulting in a reduction in the number of sperm. Luis said: "soy in chemistry can make sperm count decreased, the result is that our worries. Currently, we are preparing the next steps of the study.

Research Group of another Member Larry · Anderson said: "the male body estradiol levels change not only affect sperm count, but also may cause the male sex organs such as the epididymis structural abnormalities.

Over time, can also cause other diseases, such as testicular cancer, etc. ”

This reporter has learned that the United Kingdom 1/7 couples exist fertility disorders, of which 40% is a cause of male infertility.

In fact, as early as 2003, the scientists came to a startling findings: a ever increasing consumption of soybean United Kingdom may be responsible for male reproductive function, as well as many male sexual abnormality. Scientists believe that pregnant or breastfeeding women of soy may compromise the reproductive function of male babies because soy contains certain chemical substances and estradiol functionality is very close.

Faced with these findings, the representative of the United Kingdom soybean food processing of soybean protein Association asserts that there is no conclusive evidence that soybean on human health.

(Practice editing: Li red)