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2005-06-23 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Tofu Is Nature's Way of Saying "No more Moonbats!"

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Posted by Flelet Elmumble1215 2005-06-23 14:59|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Uh. Never seemed to affect any of the Asian societies that are perpetually plagued by Malthus.

I call BS. Just a bunch of scientists publishing controversial findings, in search of more ~~cashola~~ funding.

Posted by gromky">gromky 2005-06-23 15:09|| http://communistposters.com/]">[http://communistposters.com/] 2005-06-23 15:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Still, this wouldn't be a BAD thing....

Posted by mmurray821 2005-06-23 15:22|| 2005-06-23 15:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Ditto. Its a crock, or the effect is insignificant.

Posted by buwaya 2005-06-23 15:23|| 2005-06-23 15:23|| Front Page Top

#4 Could be, gromky and buwaya. But I know that soy, peas and other legumes affect fertility in stud dogs. My guess is that the Asians have selected for those who are somehow less affected by it than populations which traditionally haven't eaten the stuff.

Posted by rkb 2005-06-23 15:44|| 2005-06-23 15:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Asians are more sensitive to smaller doses of hormones and drugs per kg of body weight. If I remember my classes correctly, it is due to a higher receptor density. There are estrogenic compounds in foods, pesticides and even plastics. Sperm counts have dropped by about 1/2 in western countries since their widespread introduction (i.e. after WW2). But humans have a lot of reproductive overkill, and I see no evidence that any estrogenic effects are great enough to lower a societies birth rate by themselves.

Posted by ed 2005-06-23 17:36|| 2005-06-23 17:36|| Front Page Top

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