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FIREDISPBABE Posts: 18 Joined: 2002/12/28	2002/12/28, 09:53 PM Has anyone heard that you should not have soy if you have a thyroid condition? ---------------------------- Deb
tt_rocker Posts: 389 Joined: 2001/01/25	2002/12/29, 02:06 PM Whey protein is considered a better option so using it instead makes sense
FIREDISPBABE Posts: 18 Joined: 2002/12/28	2003/01/05, 11:04 PM Thank you ============ Quoting from tt_rocker: Whey protein is considered a better option so using it instead makes sense =============
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2003/01/06, 02:03 AM No never ever heard about that one before. I know that soy contains phytoestrogenes and actually can help you "control" your natural estrogens. Now effecting the thyroid (which normally only is working with the insulin) I never heard about before.... (maybe we need a doc to answer this?) I eat lots of soy products and my thyroid is alright!! (o; -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
FIREDISPBABE Posts: 18 Joined: 2002/12/28	2003/01/31, 05:42 PM Philia2 That is my problem though I do not have my thyroid any more! If there is a doc in the house that would like to take a stab at this, it would be greatly appreciated. -------------- Deb
metraa Posts: 89 Joined: 2002/08/05	2003/01/31, 06:27 PM I put in soy and thyroid into google and this article was first to pop up: Health and nutrition magazines tout the benefits of soy as a cure-all for women's health, hormonal problems, cancer prevention, weight loss, and many other problems. The reality, however, is that promotion of soy may be more a matter of business and marketing, rathan than recommendations based on sound scientific evidence. Isoflavones, the key components of soy that make them so potent as a posible substitute for hormone replacement, mean that soy products, while touted as foods and nutritional products -- often are used and act as like a hormonal drug. 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. 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. Here's the link for more info... http://thyroid.about.com/library/weekly/aa041202a.htm ============ Quoting from FIREDISPBABE: Has anyone heard that you should not have soy if you have a thyroid condition? ============= -------------- What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us ----- William Morrow
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2003/02/01, 04:31 AM Thanks Metraa!! -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.
FIREDISPBABE Posts: 18 Joined: 2002/12/28	2003/02/03, 12:28 AM metraa; Thanks a bunch......guess I will have to look for whey products....but I have never heard of a whey burger..LOL Deb