Re: Soy Products
From: Becca (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 10:52:28 -0500 (CDT)
I am curious to know where you heard about how soy can affect the
thyroid. I have just been diagnosed with a thyroid problem and I'm
concerned to hear I might be aggravating it with the large quantity of
soy products I eat (often up to 2 servings a day).
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Becca
At Mon, 26 Mar 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>
>Soy products can depress the thyroid function. Read labels, there is a
>lot of soy additives in foods. You won't even know that you're eating
>it.
>
>At Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Vicki wrote:
>>
>>I have astonished my endocrinologist by coming back with normal figures
>>on my last few 6 month blood tests. I went off all of the drugs I was
>>taking a few years ago as the Spiro made me nauseous and BC pills
>>triggered more than the usual migraines.
>>After going through all of the possible contibuting factors, she
>>concluded it was my high-in-soy products vegetarian diet! With so many
>>great soy products out there it is easy to use them and now I know they
>>make a difference. I still can't lose weight easily and just finished
>>Laser for the hair, but my periods are normal, insulin normal,
>>testosterone normal!
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