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Soy contains phytoestrogen, which acts like estrogen in the human body. So in theory, this would mean it would lead to more feminizing effects.I'm sure that there is some tiny grain of truth behind the whole soy = feminization meme, but with how prevalent soybeans are in Japanese culinary tradition, I think you'll be able to eat it without worrying about having to get fitted for a bra.
However, phytoestrogen is also much weaker than regular estrogen. And since phytoestrogen binds to estrogen receptors just like estrogen does, it could lead to lower estrogen than not eating soy since it would block the estrogen from binding when phytoestrogen binds.
So, it's going to really depend on the person's hormone levels, estrogen receptors, etc...
In reality, the difference is likely going to be negligible either way. Similar to people who think that taking zinc will make their testosterone go up. It will if there's a deficiency, but otherwise, it's going to have basically no effect on it at all.
The shitty plastics that jack gets from microwaving plastic bags is going to have a lot more of an effect than soy products