Thyroid Disease and SOY Protein

I just recently learned that if you have a thyroid problem and use soy products that there are adverse reactions associated withthe consumption of soy in our diets. And tons of the protein supplements are made with soy, for example EAS Advant Edge Carb Control Ready to Drink Shakes (have over 40 of them sitting in my closet) and Stallones Pudding are two that I bought and then found out about the soy. I have decided that the risk is not worth eating soy products in my diet. FDA REPORT EXCERPT FDA's Soy Experts Speak Out Against Soy "there is abundant evidence that some of the isoflavones found in soy, including genistein and equol, a metabolize of daidzen, demonstrate toxicity in estrogen sensitive tissues and in the thyroid. This is true for a number of species, including humans. Additionally, isoflavones are inhibitors of the thyroid peroxidase which makes T3 and T4. Inhibition can be expected to generate thyroid abnormalities, including goiter and autoimmune thyroiditis. There exists a significant body of animal data that demonstrates goitrogenic and even carcinogenic effects of soy products. Moreover, there are significant reports of goitrogenic effects from soy consumption in human infants and adults." FROM DR ANDREW WEIL Thyroid Problems: Excess consumption of soy can affect thyroid function, but only if you have a thyroid disorder to begin with or if you're not getting enough iodine in your diet (a rare deficiency in the United States). If you take medication for hypothyroidism (low thyroid), and are concerned about the effect of eating two daily servings of soy, have your thyroid levels checked regularly. GOOD ARTICLES http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/soydangers.htm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1868922&dopt=Abstract http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9464451&dopt=Abstract http://thyroid.about.com/cs/soyinfo/a/soy.htm http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hyperthyroidism/AN00454 http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/dockets/04q0151/04Q-0151-EC68.htm GOOD WEBSITES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THYROID DISEASE http://www.thyroid.org/ http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/thyroiddiseases.html http://www.hormone.org/learn/thyroid.html

Thanks for the info. I agree that those protein drinks can't be all that healthy for us. After all, they are PROCESSED foods, and I believe that eating the least amount of processed foods that we can is the best way to go. That means shopping around the edges of the grocery store: produce, dairy and meat and very little packaged foods. That is my philosophy and I think the above articles confirm it. Diana