Soybean milk is rich in isoflavones, which are called phytoestrogens. Many male friends are afraid to drink soy milk because of isoflavones. They believe that this phytoestrogen is likely to make men have female characteristics such as breast development, no beard and sissy.
Isoflavone is a component in plants, which is found in potatoes, cereals, cereals and vegetables, but the content is the highest in beans and flaxseed. Because the structure of isoflavones is similar to estrogen, when isoflavones enter the human body, they can occupy the receptor of estrogen, making the body feel that there is no shortage of estrogen, so the response of menopause is weakened or disappeared. Therefore, people call plant factors such as isoflavones "phytoestrogens".
However, isoflavones are not estrogen after all. It does not have the effect of estrogen on the body, nor can it prevent the arrival of female menopause, nor can it promote the development and transportation of eggs. Moreover, the biological activity of phytoestrogens is only one thousandth of that of estrogen. For men, phytoestrogens in a cup of soybean milk can't reverse the hormone balance, affect men's prostate, and even affect men's sexual characteristics, so male friends don't have to worry about drinking soybean milk to be feminine. Proper amount of soybean milk is not only harmless to the body, but beneficial.
Of course, although soybean milk is beneficial, it should not be excessive, and 300-500ml per day is enough. Drinking too much soybean milk at one time can easily lead to protein's indigestion, abdominal distension, diarrhea and other symptoms. You must not eat undercooked soybean milk, which contains toxic substances, which will lead to metabolic disorder and poisoning symptoms in protein.