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Re:Meat-free 'Impossible Burger 2.0' tastes even closer to t... by sc4les on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @05:18PM (#18860306)
Complete bogus, please abstain from spreading this misinformation. Unlike animal products which contain actual hormones active in humans plant products have an negligible effect and you would have to consume impossible amounts for the smallest of effects. Further, phytoestrogens actually benefit humans
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Re:Meat-free 'Impossible Burger 2.0' tastes even closer to t... by Rebelgecko on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @07:40PM (#18861283) 

  ...you would have to consume impossible amounts for the smallest of effects

  Further, phytoestrogens actually benefit humans
Maybe I'm not parsing things well, but these 2 statements seem contradictory.
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Re:Meat-free 'Impossible Burger 2.0' tastes even closer to t... by devmunchies on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @08:49PM (#18861621)
From what I understand, the phytoestrogens take the place of real mammalian estrogen, but our bodies don't process it like real estrogen, so its actually good for men who want less estrogen. It acts almost like an estrogen blocker.

Whereas drinking cow's milk, for example, is high in estrogen because its from it comes from a large female after giving birth.

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Re:Meat-free 'Impossible Burger 2.0' tastes even closer to t... by null000 on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @08:41PM (#18861582)
Not contradictory, but working to different ends.

"You shouldn't worry about this because phytoestrogens aren't present"

"You shouldn't worry about this because phytoestrogens are beneficial"

Both can be true at once, and support the end argument, it's just not particularly helpful or harmful if both are true at the same time.

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