More soy, less sperm? New study in the journal Human Reproduction fuels debate but results remain inconclusive
Friday, August 1, 2008 - 19:21
in Health & Medicine
Research on soy foods' effect on reproduction is still in the early stages. In the wake of the recent study linking soy to reduced sperm concentration in men, newspaper and Internet headlines proclaimed the health food a cause of male infertility. It's true that the study was the largest so far to examine soy's effects on sperm, but the findings don't mean male fans of tofu burgers and soy milk need to abandon the foods just yet. The research on soy and sperm is in its preliminary stages -- and so far, highly conflicting.