If you still have a functional or semi-functional thyroid gland and are hypothyroid, you should be careful not to overconsume
raw goitrogenic foods.
Not exact matches
I was just wondering if you know about spinach and kale being
goitrogenic foods when consumed
raw?
There is also the issue of the
goitrogenic compounds in
raw cruciferous.
I'm eating cruciferous veggies primarily for the isothiocyanates (the prime
goitrogenic suspects), absorption of which is higher from
raw crucifers.
«Kale is a
goitrogenic, which means that consumed
raw it may inhibit thyroid function, an important gland for metabolism,» explains Goldstein.
For example, you may have heard some of the research in the past that «
goitrogenic» veggies (such as cruciferious veggies in the
RAW form) can actually worsen Thyroid problems in many people.
I was also wondering if you steam your cruciferae and whether you were concerned about goitrogens in
raw cruciferous vegetables (brassicaceae), which ones have the most
goitrogenic compounds, and how long you steam them for (assuming you do).
Raw Goitrogens:
Goitrogenic foods include broccoli, peanuts, soybean, cabbage, spinach, kale, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kohlrabi, turnips, radishes, rutabaga, millet and watercress.
Cooking and steaming can help reduce the overall
goitrogenic impact of these foods, so be sure the majority of your goitrogens are not
raw.
Luckily, cruciferous vegetables are only
goitrogenic in the
raw state.
As someone with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, I have read that
raw kale and other
raw cruciferous veggies can have
goitrogenic effects on the thyroid (the ability to cause a goiter and slow down the thyroid, much like anti-thyroid drugs do), and can even affect the absorption of synthetic thyroid hormone medicaiton.
7) Avoid
raw cruciferous: they have
goitrogenic properties, which suppress thyroid function.
also curious about people like myself with low thyroid as I have read that most leafy greens
raw are
goitrogenic and harmful to low thyroid?