Soy and the Thyroid Connection

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Good info from thyroid health expert, Mary Shomon

 

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A recent study found that as millions of Americans -- perhaps as many

as more than 10 million -- have an undiagnosed thyroid condition.

 

The vast majority of thyroid patients are women over 40. This is the

same group that, responding to marketing claims that promote soy as

helping to prevent breast cancer, reducing the risk of high

cholesterol or heart disease, or as a treatment for symptoms of

menopause, are turning to soy foods and isoflavone supplements in

vast numbers.

 

Soy foods can worsen an existing diagnosed thyroid problem in many

people. In both cases the symptoms such as fatigue, weight gain, and

depression or moodiness are often overlooked and hard to diagnose.

 

If you have a diagnosed or undiagnosed thyroid problem, or a history

of autoimmune disease, overconsumption of soy isoflavones can

potentially trigger a thyroid condition.