Assertion: soybean's phytoestrogen | /r/CapableOf | block estrogen’s effects
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text: Phytoestrogen is just a catchall term for numerous naturally occurring plant compounds which are structurally similar to mammalian estrogen, and functionally are weakly estrogenic (weakly mimicking estrogen) or antiestrogenic (blocking estrogen’s effects).
text: : Theoretically, the phytoestrogens in soy can attach to estrogen receptors and block the effect of estrogen, the hormone most types of breast cancer cells need in order to multiply.