Posted by tealady on January 18, 2006, at 19:43:42
In reply to Re: My blog » tealady, posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 18, 2006, at 4:17:57
> Hi Jan,
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> Thanks for the replies. This is really interesting.....so basically you say that soy products interfer with thyroid function, which may lead to hypothyroidism? This is amazing news. I was a lodger with a woman in her 60s who has been vegan since her early 20s, and who eats alot of soy, usually at least twice a day in the form of soya milk, tofu, tofu sauages etc. And guess what? She takes thyroxie (or whatever the hormone is called) because she had hypothyroidism. She eats alot of soy.
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> MeriThat's how it turned out for a few ex-soy-enthusiasts that now have to take thyroid hormone replacement from my reading the hypothryoid forum.
Of course, if you tended to be hyperthyroid , it probably works out well for you, bringing you back down to normal.
I'm not sure of the percentage and I doubt it's ever been studied..or would ever get the funding to be studied, but there's enough people I hear of for soy to be a significant risk.Jan
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