Soy and Health Update: Evaluation of the Clinical and Epidemiologic Literature

Messina, M. Nutrients, 2016 DOI: 10.3390/nu8120754

A comprehensive review of the human evidence on soy. Concludes that soy foods do not harm thyroid function in people with adequate iodine, do not raise breast-cancer risk, and do not affect male hormones, while modestly helping cholesterol.

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