Sentences with phrase «cause goitre»

Critics of the inclusion of isoflavones in food claim that they increase the incidence of epithelial hyperplasia, which precedes cancerous tumors, and that they cause goitre and hyperthyroidism.

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While Nestlé asserts that there is no cause for panic, experts say that babies who ingested the product might develop goitres as a result.

With a balanced diet, the body can detoxify small amounts of cyanide; but when certain proteins are lacking, cassava consumption in particular causes health problems, such as goitres and blindness.

Therefore, a deficiency of iodine leads to decreased production of T3 and T4, enlarges the thyroid tissue and will cause the disease known as simple goitre.

It is concluded that soy isoflavones can be the cause of thyroid disorders in soy consumers and, hence, there is every indication that cases of goitre and hypothyroidism in infants were caused by the soy isoflavones.