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Neither soyfoods nor isoflavones warrant classification as endocrine disruptors: a technical review of the observational and clinical data

Mark Messinaa Department of Nutrition, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sonia Blanco Mejiab Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Aedin Cassidyc Nutrition and Preventive Medicine, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Alison Duncand College of Biological Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Mindy Kurzere Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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Chisato Nagatof Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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Martin Ronisg Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, USA
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Ian Rowlandh Human Nutrition, University of Reading, Reading, England, UK
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John Sievenpiperi Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Stephen Barnesj Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama, Alabama, USA
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Pages 5824-5885 | Published online: 27 Mar 2021

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