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Article: Thyroid Function and Soy: The Good, the Bad and the Not-so-ugly!(Clinical report)
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- Alternative Therapies in Women's Health
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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Thyroid Function and Soy: The Good, the Bad and the Not-so-ugly!
Source: Bruce B, et al. Isoflavone supplements do not affect thyroid function in iodine-replete postmenopausal women. J Med Food 2003; 6:309-316.
Abstract: Despite the safety review conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the process of awarding a health claim for the cholesterol-lowering properties of soy protein, concerns about the possible goitrogenic effects of soybean isoflavones persist. Concerns are based primarily on in vitro research, animal studies, and older reports of goiter in infants fed soy formula not fortified with iodine. In a randomized, double-blind, ...