Thyroid disease and soya

[emddionne]

Can someone please clarify for me. Should you be consuming soya products when you have thyroid disease? Am hearing so many conflicting things I need it clarified if someone can help?

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Thyroid UK say to avoid it thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/treatm...

and on about.com Mary Shoman's site thyroid.about.com/od/soy/a/... warns about it,

and everything I've heard and read says to avoid soy.

If you don't already have hypothyroidism then eating large amounts of soy over a long period of time can destroy the thyroid from what I've read.

Personally I avoid it.

[greygoose]

No, you should not. I second what SeasideSusie says. Unfermented soy is not a health food, it's very bad for everyone, but especially bad for hypos.

Fermented soy is supposed to be ok, but as I Don't like it, I haven't tried. However, remember that it is only intended to be a condiment, not a main meal. And be very careful with soy sauce, which is supposed to be fermented but often isn't.

Always read labels, because unfermented soy can pop up anywhere and everywhere - because it's cheap and filling! It's difficult to find bread in the UK that doesn't have soy flour, so always ask. It can be called soy/vegetable protein, soy flour, soy/vegetable oïl. The manufactureres are very sneaky and Don't always say which vegetable it is!

wellnessmama.com/3684/is-so...

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to greygoose]

Very true about the bread. I have no problem eating bread but it's impossible to find one without the addition of soy flour where I live, small shops and limited choice . I've even rung the company that supplies the unsliced bread with no label that is available here only to find that it contains soy flour. I don't buy it very often now, use rice cakes more than bread.

[greygoose in reply to SeasideSusie]

It's sad, isn't it.

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Emmdionne -

Best NOT to drink soya milk.

There are other alternatives, which you may already know about?

Coconut milk

Coconut and almond milk

Almond milk

and many others - Waitrose currently has a sale on - Just £1 per carton

Warm Greetings

Breizh