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Soy-Based Foods Might Be Reducing Sperm Count

Western men consuming more of cheap protein; effect worst on those with low count

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 24, 2008 12:13 PM CDT

(Newser) – Soy-based foods could be the root of lower sperm counts in men, a new study finds. Men who consumed more than two portions of soy-based foods a week had, on average, 41 million fewer sperm per milliliter of semen than men who avoided such products....   Read full story »

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