Sentences with word «goitrogenic»

Please let me know where Dr. Group stands on the effects of goitrogenic foods on the thyroid.

Cooking also reduces the potential goitrogenic effect of maca *.

I think the balanced approach is best — active anti-cancer compounds but not enough goitrogenic activity to knock out the thyroid.

They beauty is that you don't have to worry about avoiding goitrogenic foods as long as you have sufficient iodine in your diet.

Other things I've considered are thyroid (use dulse flakes for iodine as seasoning; reduced goitrogenic foods); and exercise (am moderately active so don't think this is an issue).

Foods that have been identified as goitrogenic include cruciferous vegetables such as bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, canola, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, coy sum, collard greens, horseradish, kai - lan, kale, kohlrabi, mizuna, mustard greens, radishes, rapeseed, rapini, rutabagas, and turnips.

Soy does in fact contain goitrogenic compounds, but so does broccoli and flax.

Kale (and other cruciferous veggies like broccoli, brussels sprouts, and cabbage) are all considered goitrogenic when they're raw.

However, the evidence and expert thought on this is, don't eat them in excess (if they're cooked, the so - called goitrogenic effect is cooked away).

In some cases, goitrogenic drugs have been intentionally developed for the express purpose of interfering with thyroid hormone production.

Just as research on glucosinolates helped to spark interest in cruciferous vegetables as potential goitrogenic foods, research on isoflavones helped to sparked interest in soybeans for this same reason.

With highly goitrogenic foods such as broccoli / cruciferous, there's really no benefit and there are additional thyroid - suppressive components.

Can you point me to a link that tells me about goitrogenic fruits or vegetables so I understand the difference?

There is a fair amount of controversy over whether or not eating goitrogenic foods is a problem in the context of an anti-inflammatory diet like the Paleo diet.

The enzymes involved in forming goitrogenic materials in plants can be at least partially destroyed by heat, allowing you to enjoy these foods in moderation if they are steamed or cooked.

Other drugs — while not intended to interfere with thyroid function — can nevertheless have goitrogenic side effects.

If you have any thyroid issues, it is best to use chia seeds as your egg substitute because flax is a slightly goitrogenic food.

If you still have a functional or semi-functional thyroid gland and are hypothyroid, you should be careful not to overconsume raw goitrogenic foods.

Although some nutrients leach out, cooking goitrogenic foods is generally beneficial.

Cooking cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and kale would add goitrogenic (thyroid blocking) substances to the cooking water which should be discarded.

I'm eating cruciferous veggies primarily for the isothiocyanates (the prime goitrogenic suspects), absorption of which is higher from raw crucifers.

Darryl, do you think the anti-cancer compounds in cruciferous vegetables are destroyed by steaming, since these are the same compounds that are potentially goitrogenic?

In the chemical toxin category, perchlorate (a naturally occurring chemical, but also a man - made contaminant stemming from production of nitrate fertilizer with certain types of ore serving as the nitrogen source) and tobacco smoke (which contains hydrogen cyanide that can be converted into thiocyanate) are well - researched examples of chemical toxins that are considered goitrogenic because they can interfere with thyroid function.

Different goitrogenic substances are contained in various foods.

Cooking and steaming can help reduce the overall goitrogenic impact of these foods, so be sure the majority of your goitrogens are not raw.

Too many goitrogenic vegetables (primarily the cruciferous veggies) isn't a good idea because they inhibit iodine absorption.

The main goitrogenic foods are cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, kale, and cabbage, among others, as well as soy foods.

If you are hyperthyroid, you may want to talk to a nutritional practitioner about incorporating more goitrogenic foods into your diet.

In addition, sprouting does nothing to reduce the phytoestrogen content of the soybean nor does it mitigate the powerful goitrogenic effect on the thyroid gland.

Bottom line: encourage your patients to steam or boil goitrogenic foods and not to consume them in excess.

Crucifers are the biggest goitrogenic offenders, with certain varieties of kale, collard greens, and brussels sprouts at the top of the list.

We also call these plants goitrogenic.

In this case, no amount of supplemental iodine would be able to overcome a large intake of goitrogenic substances.

«the possibility that widely consumed soy products may cause harm, in the human population... via either or both estrogenic and goitrogenic activities is of concern»

You've probably heard that you should avoid goitrogenic foods if you have a thyroid condition.