Steve, is that a serious warning or sarcasm?

A serious warning. It's printed on a sign in one of the local gyms frequented by serious bodybuilders.

Many body builders, in some of our local gyms, who have used soy as a cheaper protein substitute for Whey Protein have experienced enlarged breasts and water retention. When they switched to Whey protein the fatty breast tissue gradually receded.

I am not an endocrinologist, but I, personally, am not willing to put my endocrine balance to the test by using products, such as soy,

If you google "Soy and Gynecomastia you'll come across reports like these:

1. "A 60-year-old man was referred to the endocrinology clinic for evaluat...

Steve, is that a serious warning or sarcasm?

A serious warning. It's printed on a sign in one of the local gyms frequented by serious bodybuilders.

Many body builders, in some of our local gyms, who have used soy as a cheaper protein substitute for Whey Protein have experienced enlarged breasts and water retention. When they switched to Whey protein the fatty breast tissue gradually receded.

I am not an endocrinologist, but I, personally, am not willing to put my endocrine balance to the test by using products, such as soy,

If you google "Soy and Gynecomastia you'll come across reports like these:

1. "A 60-year-old man was referred to the endocrinology clinic for evaluation of bilateral gynecomastia of 6 months' duration. He reported erectile dysfunction and decreased libido. The patient was interviewed and he described a daily intake of 3 quarts of soy milk. After he discontinued drinking soy milk, his breast tenderness resolved and his estradiol concentration slowly returned to normal.

2. "I saw my doctor today for an annual physical, and for the first time, I finally had the courage to discuss my gynecomastia. One of the first things he asked me was if I consumed a lot of soy products. I had to think about it for a moment, but then it occurred to me that whenever I've been on low-carb diets in the past, I always ate low-carb pita pockets and low-carb tortillas, and soy flour is the main ingredient in both of those items. It does make me wonder if my efforts to lose weight have somehow contributed to these god-awful manboobs that I can't get rid of..."

In conclusion, I would say that unless one was interested in becoming a she-male or wishes to take the first step on the road to transsexualism, AVOID SOY LIKE THE PLAGUE!

I don't think it's loading. here is an email he sent me:

Yes, Steve Spain is my ancestral home. My great great grandfather was from Cordoba, he left Spain around 1825 and settled in Puerto Rico his name was Marcos Evangelista Gonzalez de la Cruz de Cordoba, it's said that he held the title of the Marquis de Plata. Marcos's son, my great grandfather, was Jose Vicente Gonzalez de la Rivera. Jose was one of the leaders of the Puerto Rican independence movement against Spain. He was captured and imprisoned at El Morro fortress where he was scheduled to be hung. Then the Spanish-American war broke out and another of the clan met the US Army and helped them to get into El Morro and rescue Jose. ...

I don't think it's loading. here is an email he sent me:

Yes, Steve Spain is my ancestral home. My great great grandfather was from Cordoba, he left Spain around 1825 and settled in Puerto Rico his name was Marcos Evangelista Gonzalez de la Cruz de Cordoba, it's said that he held the title of the Marquis de Plata. Marcos's son, my great grandfather, was Jose Vicente Gonzalez de la Rivera. Jose was one of the leaders of the Puerto Rican independence movement against Spain. He was captured and imprisoned at El Morro fortress where he was scheduled to be hung. Then the Spanish-American war broke out and another of the clan met the US Army and helped them to get into El Morro and rescue Jose. Another of my great uncles was shot and wounded when he raised the first American flag in the village of Mayaguez.