3. ‘Healthy’ Milk Alternatives
While it’s true that lactose intolerances are no fun, we’ve probably endured more dairy scaremongering than is our due. Soy producing companies have lead the charge to convince us that their product offers a healthier alternative to milk, which is supposed to laden our stomachs with the difficult to digest lactose compound.
Lactose intolerances are more common than we realise – but that’s not the say soy is an angelic substitute. Soy milk is widely known to be a ‘feminising agent’ due to its content of plant compounds called phytoestrogens. Research published by the Society of Endocrinologyhas linked these compounds to increased levels of oestrogen — the female hormone — in men. So unless droopy breast tissue and sexual dysfunction are on your list of goals at the gym, avoid it completely and either stick with milk or try almond milk instead.
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