Estrogen Levels and Genetically Modified Foods

There is no definitive link between genetically-modified foods and changes in estrogen---or estrogen-mimic---levels. The reason is that there have been few studies on such a link. There are established links between estrogen-activity and soy.

They Are Everywhere

• Genetically-modified soy beans are being mass produced by agribusiness. They are ubiquitous in our commercial food supply, often without our noticing. There is no doubt genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are increasing our GMO soy intake, or that our intake of estrogen-mimics has gone up with it. The question is how. "Estrogenesis" is not well understood yet.

The Brazilian Experiment

• Brazilian experiments observed changes in the reproductive system of female rats that were fed GM soy; and those who ate regular soy did not manifest the same changes.

Glyphosate

• Glyphosate, which is a weed inhibitor, is routinely used with GM crops, and is a proven estrogen-mimic, though if and how the glyphosate is taken up by the plants is not well understood. Equally poorly understood is how glyphosate circulates through the food chain and water supply adjacent to the farms.

Fighting Estrogenesis

• Estrogenic food effects can be lowered by avoiding processed foods, which use a great deal of GMO soy. Estrogenic effects can be countered by eating estrogen inhibiting foods, like greens, citrus fruits, garlic, onion and bee pollen.