I was just wondering if any of you knew anything about soy milk and if it reduces your possible growth. Im about 5'5 and my dads 5'7 and my moms 4'11 so im probably about the right height compared to my parents at the moment. However, im still only 15 so im guessing that i probably have some room to grow before im fully mature. However the thing is ive drank soy milk my entire life(except for first year or so) and i read in this forum that estrogen is waht causes the growth plates to close and thats why women end up shorter and stop growing earlier. Well, soy milk contains quite high levels of isoflavones which are considered weak plant estrogens or phytoestrogens, so i was wondering if that would probably mean my growht plates are gonna close early? Im thinking of switching over to cows milk just in case this is indeed the case. However i wanted someone elses opinion on the matter first, because it definitely is gonna be tough to switch over to cows milk since ive been weaned on soy milk so cows milk tastes like sh!t to me. So, please give my your opinions and maybe some info if you have any on whether the phytoestrogens in soy would cause my growth plates to close early or not.

btw im thinking of getting a growth plate test or whatever to see if they are closed yet, do they cost alot of money or do you just go to the doctor and ask for it to be done?(also i live in canada and we have a public health care system)

Oh great. If that's true, I know the reason for my height. Urgh. I've also been drinking soy milk since like forever.

soy milk does not reduce height it boosts it becouse it is rich in calcium and other vitamins as for the estrogen your body creates it naturally enyway so unleas 90% of your diet is soy u have nothing to vory about. If u dont believe that it helps researc on the neat a stuy showed that a short group of students with a week diet were given soy milk to drink during an 8 month course and they all grew on average 2 in plus they were healthier. And my ball trainer from asia says thats why yao ming is so tall he lives of that shit.

Cool. Thanks Rade.

yeah, your growth plates are 99% fused..

Oh what a smart guess. Who were you even referring to dude? Speak for yourself.

your are 100% fused. bye

Yeah rite. At my age it's not really possible that it's fused. Unlike the irritant. Namely you.

unless your under 12, yes your bones are fused. soy milk is loaded with estrogen.

nah i used drink lots of soy milk when i was young for a few year, and plates fused at 18 i also took ashama steriods so you should be able to get a couple of more inches to the orginal poster.

And what do you have to prove that unless you're under 12, your bones would be fused if you drink soy milk? You're just a really sad case.

you only will get 3cm more at the most buddy and when you take anti-estrogren you will get hairy and weaker bones estogrens are important for the bone not only that you wont afford them, from australia huh what a disgrace you are giving ppl from my country a bad name get off the forum you weak bitch.

Way to go Jay!!

Sorry Ner but Soy might be the reason you are the height you are. Soy milk is nothing more than soy bean and sugar, along with other ingredients. Soy beans contain many anti-nutrients which inhibit vitamins and minerals, which are essential for growth. I don't think soy milk has any useful source of calcium (in other words not very absorbable). The best sources for useable calcium are raw/cultured dairy and bone broth. BEWARE OF SOY, IT IS A BASTARD "FOOD" AND SHOULD BE STOPPED BY EVERYONE.

You may or may not be right. There are many contradicting articles online. So I dunno man. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soy_milk

atleast im going to end up taller than you jay >

AI's do not make you hairy?? Im hairy anyway, so doesnt matter if they do?

i bet you are hiary and ugly no doubt and that, you wont end up taller not in the long run and getting couple inches arent gonna mean nothing you will still have ppl towering over you your not gonna get to 6 foot buddy sorry to hurt your girly feelings not just by anti-estrogren anyway so suck my indian cock u poof ahahahaha, by the way it take you along time.

i know heaps of asian ppl who drink soy milk and their 5'11 - 6'2 so no it doesnt really close your plates alot sooner maybe by a year at the most so shut the fuck up with this posts saying it does losers. neo huh and dennis should email you i wouldnt if i was them they shouldnt give you nothing and make you pay for being a dickhead with your unmature posts and let your plates fuse up then you really will be shortyandfused lol.

Seriously, i dun think soy bean affect much of our height. I have a fren who is a vegan for many years and he consumes soy bean products almost everyday. Yet he is currently 1.79m tall now at age 18. Btw he is an asian

Til someone proves that Soy Milk reduces growth is true, it's gonna remain under the "Crap" section.

thats not the only thing ppl recken that reduces your growth - weight lifting, high carb diet, smoking,drugs, liquour, jerking off are other things ppl belive that reduce grwoth, even coffee on the list so if you afraid any of these might DONT do any best to keep on the safe side as for me it doesnt matter now am finsh with natural growth.

Well?