Can't eat soy due to estrogen?
Hi everyone, I am a vegan and I was out to dinner with a neighbor last night who was asking me about being vegan and what I eat... And I was mentioning a bunch of things I've been cooking lately... I personally am obsessed with soy in all forms. So I mentioned some of my favorite recipes.
Anyway, her response was "oh I could never be vegan because I had breast cancer 20 years ago and I have to avoid any foods that have estrogen".
I did not argue with her. I just said "oh that's interesting, and I'm sorry to hear that" ( regarding the breast cancer) and moved on.
My basic understanding is that the fear of estrogen in soy was debunked regarding the estrogen it having any kind of negative impact, and if anything, people who eat more soy are less likely to develop breast cancer or other cancers.
Curious if anybody else has heard the estrogen in soy from someone recently? She's in her 70s, so I'm guessing she is basing this on old information and has not been updated on more recent science.