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1. Excess soy intake could increase risk of erectile disfunction.

(don't you just love science?)

http://blueheronhealthnews.com/site/?p=4944&d=2012-03-23

Eating excess amounts of soy products such as tofu and veggie burgers slightly may increase erectile dysfunction risk, according to research published in the latest edition of the journal Nutrition.

In this study scientists investigated a case study of a man that adopted a diet heavy in soy protein. Soon after eating soy, the research subject reported low libido and an inability to maintain an erection. When doctors intervened and eliminated soy from his diet, his ED disappeared.

Scientists aren’t sure how soy man contribute to ED but hypothesize that soy isoflavones –compounds in soy that resemble estrogen—may interfere with penile function.