Lately, I’ve been adding loads of cruciferous veggies to my diet(1 head cauliflower,steamed, in the morning, half a red cabbage,raw) after reading about their anti-estrogenic effects and seeing the lack of fiber and veggies in my low carb diet, but after reading about the abundance of goitrogens they contain, I’ve become slightly concerned. Aparently, these bind to iodine thus potentially causing or worsening hypothyroidism.
So, are these foods a double-edged sword, or does the cost/benefit ratio still favor them?
[quote]abcd1234 wrote:
Lately, I’ve been adding loads of cruciferous veggies to my diet(1 head cauliflower,steamed, in the morning, half a red cabbage,raw) after reading about their anti-estrogenic effects and seeing the lack of fiber and veggies in my low carb diet, but after reading about the abundance of goitrogens they contain, I’ve become slightly concerned. Aparently, these bind to iodine thus potentially causing or worsening hypothyroidism.
So, are these foods a double-edged sword, or does the cost/benefit ratio still favor them? [/quote]
It takes much more than what you are consuming to have a significant or clinically relevant impact. You would need to eat at least several heads of cabbage each day before this would be a concern.
Dietary goitrogens are really only a concern in parts of the world (3rd world or developing nations) where the people are practically living off of those foods and their intake of iodine is considered low as well. If you use iodized salt, it’s especially not a concern.