News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling by kibwen on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @12:24PM (#36406459)
This is a silly meme. Plants contain phytoestrogen, which is not the same thing as estrogen. Ingestion of phytoestrogen actually seems to reduce the body's own natural estrogen production, which has the effect of reducing female fertility. Eating soy does not turn men into women, despite what insecure dudes on the internet may have told you. (Amusingly, despite all the hand-wringing about soy, I have never seen a similar campaign to decry milk, which actually does contain estrogen (although inert)).
Re:Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling by skyyler on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @01:08PM (#36407150)
Also, if soy did feminise the human body, transfeminine people would recommend eating nothing but soy to each other.
Re:Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling by thaeli on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @01:52PM (#36407829)
We do that, but we're joking.
Re:Cities turn to ‘extreme’ water recycling by mrguyorama on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @01:36PM (#36407542)
I have always struggled to square this reality with the common recommendation from oncologists for women at high risk of breast cancer to eat less soy. Would a reduction in the bodies estrogen production increase the risk of breast cancer?