Soy, Testosterone, and Man Boobs | Dr. Neal Barnard Live Q&A
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 8 July 2021
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Does soy lower testosterone and cause men to grow breasts?
Find out when Dr. Neal Barnard joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to talk about the real effects of soy on The Exam Room LIVE!
Plus, the Doctor's Mailbag is opened to answer listener questions about all things diet and nutrition.
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- Why do you feel hungry when you eat less fat?
- Is the fat in meat healthier than artificial fat?
- Which foods can help with hay fever?
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Also, we take a special look at why people with dogs tend to be healthier and even live longer than those without a four-legged companion. The health benefits include fewer heart attacks and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes!
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| 0:00.0 | So it's really been hacked so to speak. |
| 0:01.9 | People have been saying all kinds of bad things about soy |
| 0:04.2 | that really are not true. |
| 0:05.2 | And one of the common ones is that soy will cause breast |
| 0:08.9 | enhancement. |
| 0:10.0 | And the verdict came in a long time ago, |
| 0:12.6 | and it is very clear that soy products do not cause any |
| 0:16.7 | feminization in men. |
| 0:18.0 | Here's where the breast enhancement comes from. |
| 0:19.8 | When people eat a lot of fatty foods |
| 0:21.3 | and they have more fat cells, fat cells are not just |
| 0:24.8 | blobs of calories. |
| 0:25.9 | They are estrogen factories. |
| 0:28.5 | They convert the testosterone to estrogen. |
| 0:30.5 | He gets breast enhancement. |
| 0:31.6 | It's actually breast tissue. |
| 0:32.8 | And it came from his gaining weight |
| 0:34.6 | and had a more body fat. |
| 0:40.4 | Welcome to the Exam Room podcast brought to you |
| 0:42.8 | by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:44.8 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:47.9 | Thank you so very much for raising your health IQ with us. |
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