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goitrogen

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goitrogen [goi´tro-jen]
a goiter-producing agent.
goitrogen
a goiter-producing agent. See also goitrogen-induced goiter.
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It is not so well known that some foods can actually hinder the thyroid function due to pacific plant compounds in these foods known as goitrogens.
Thyroid Gland, Natural Compounds in Foods Can Hinder Its Function and ... by Sonia Jones ND / Food/cooking/nutrition community
Compounds known as goitrogens in soy, broccoli, and cauliflower can disturb thyroid functions in susceptible individuals with iodine deficiency.
The soy controversy by Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
2006a) was that they identified associations with perchlorate but not with other goitrogens (American Thyroid Association 2006).
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