Forums: January 2010 Kickstart Forum Archive: Hypothryoidism and Soy
Created on: 12/31/09 12:53 PM Views: 1601 Replies: 7
beetledriver2 Joined: 12/31/09 Location: Metro St Louis Posts: 1	Hypothryoidism and Soy Posted Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 12:53 PM Is there anyone out there who has hypothroidism. If so, is it true you cannot eat soy products. I get mixed answers all the time and I am so confused about it. Thanks in advance.
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serenevannoy Joined: 12/28/09 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 294	RE: Hypothryoidism and Soy Posted Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 1:32 PM I don't have hypothyroidism, but I am a thyroid cancer survivor and I have no thyroid left, and my doctor said that you'd have to gorge yourself constantly on whole-soy foods to cause yourself any damage, because the studies people often point to were done with megadoses of soy nutrients. Serene Vannoy, Oakland, CA -- My daily Kickstart blog: http://serenecooking.livejournal.com/tag/kickstart
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karibari Joined: 12/31/09 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1	RE: Hypothryoidism and Soy Posted Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 10:06 PM I have thyroid cancer too and was also told by my endocrinologist that unles I ate an absurd amount of soy, it wouldn't affect me.
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lineroy Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 1	RE: Hypothryoidism and Soy Posted Friday, January 1, 2010 at 1:21 AM I have hypothyroidism, eating soy without any problems.
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manxie Joined: 01/01/10 Posts: 16	RE: Hypothryoidism and Soy Posted Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 9:57 AM I am hypothyroid. (I took radioactive iodine to get rid of a whopping case of Graves disease.) My endo has only cautioned me against eating massive amounts of soy AND against eating soy close to the time I take my thyroid med. in the evening.
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Ninav Joined: 12/29/09 Posts: 14	RE: Hypothryoidism and Soy Posted Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 12:52 PM This is a good article on soy products http://www.drmcdougall.com/misc/2005nl/april/050400pusoy.htm Everything in moderation.
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seedthrower Joined: 01/03/10 Location: Westminster, MD Posts: 19	RE: Hypothryoidism and Soy Posted Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 2:52 PM I've had hypothryoidsm for the last four years and eating soy products hasn't affected me at all. www
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citykitty Joined: 01/03/10 Posts: 26	RE: Hypothryoidism and Soy Posted Sunday, January 3, 2010 at 4:57 PM I also had radioiodine for a severe case of unresponsive graves disease nearly 2 years ago and have done moderately extensive research on the soy debate. the only time you should refrain from soy is within the first 4 hours of taking thyroid hormone (synthroid)because it can interfere with absorption. like everyone else has pretty much said, everything in moderation. i have soy in some form almost daily (meat analogs to soy milk on cereal or in coffee). it's a great source of protein! i honestly believe the negative press is coming from proponents of the meat and dairy industry. hope this helps ease your mind a bit.
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