«The study showed that
genistein caused alterations to the ovaries during early development, which is partly responsible for the reproductive problems found in adult mice.»
Not exact matches
The plant compounds used by the UGA researchers — resveratrol, found in grapes;
genistein, found in soybeans; and quercetin, found in apple peels and onions — have all been shown in previous studies to be fat - busters,
causing fat cells to burst and release their contents.
Elbek criticized the panel for rushing through the evidence of soy
genistein's phyto - toxicity and for largely disregarding damaging effects
caused by daidzein (metabolite equol) and glycitein, individually or in combination with other estrogenic endocrine disruptors.
«Even in some of the industry - funded studies,
genistein was shown to
cause reproductive toxicity,» said Elbek, «but the panel chose to focus on perceived flaws in these studies as a way of dismissing them.»
«Newbold et al. report that when neonatal mice are exposed to
genistein — a phytoestrogen present in soy — later in life they develop uterine cancer of the same form
caused by diethylstilbestrol (DES).
The January, 2006, issue of Biology of Reproduction reports that
genistein, a plant estrogen found in soybeans, can disrupt the development of the ovaries of newborn female mice,
causing reproductive problems and infertility.
The unsweetened soymilk and tofu do not
cause much flatulence and they retain most of the health benefits of eating soybeans, including the isoflavones,
genistein, daidzein, and glycitein.