Goitrogens

Antinutrient

Compounds in raw cruciferous vegetables and soy that compete with iodine uptake at the thyroid. Cooking deactivates most of them.

Relationships

1 connections

Goitrogens competes for transporter with

Iodine

The raw material of thyroid hormone. T4 carries four iodine atoms and T3 carries three, so intake sets the ceiling on thyroid output.

Beyond this page

Goitrogens also connects to 1 entry in the applied modules, covering supplements, compounds, hormones and food sources. Those carry the mechanism and the evidence tier behind each link, and they are part of client coaching.

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