Isoflavone is a major class of phytoestrogens, naturally occurring chemicals that mimic the effect of the human hormone oestrogen.

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Tofu contains phytoestrogens, which are known to help to balance out estrogen levels and to help menopausal women mitigate their symptoms by balancing out their estrogen levels.

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No, instead we indict BPA. Rather than go nutso about all the phytoestrogens in infant formula, we blame the liner of the can, despite the fact that the difference in exposure from the two sources is sometimes impossible to calculate because human BPA levels are often too low to measure.

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