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Foods which have been demonstrated to have goitrogenic effects include soy, cassava (when crushed and not detoxified by soaking, [7]) vegetables in the genus Brassica (such as broccoli and cabbage), [9] [page needed] and other cruciferous vegetables. [10]
Goitrin is an organosulfur compound classified as a derivative of oxazolidine and as a cyclic thiocarbamate.It reduces the production of thyroid hormones such as thyroxine. [1]
Goitrogen ingestion: Adverse drug reactions: Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland is gradually destroyed. Infiltration of lymphocytes. Hypothyroidism: Diffuse and lobulated [8] Thyroid hormone replacement: Prevalence: 1 to 1.5 in a 1000: Remission with treatment Pituitary disease
7 PubMed cite to study: 2/3 reduction of glucosinolates and sulforaphane in fresh broccoli after steaming.
Glucosinolate structure; side group R varies. Glucosinolates are natural components of many pungent plants such as mustard, cabbage, and horseradish.The pungency of those plants is due to mustard oils produced from glucosinolates when the plant material is chewed, cut, or otherwise damaged.
Botanical illustration (1885) Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) [3] is a somewhat woody, perennial herbaceous plant of the family Asteraceae, usually with bright blue flowers, rarely white or pink.
The administration of known goitrogen substances can also be used as a prevention in reducing the biological uptake of iodine, (whether it is the nutritional non-radioactive iodine-127 or radioactive iodine, most commonly iodine-131 (half-life = 8.02 days), as the body cannot discern between different iodine isotopes).
Phytic acid (deprotonated phytate anion in the picture) is an antinutrient that interferes with the absorption of minerals from the diet.. Antinutrients are natural or synthetic compounds that interfere with the absorption of nutrients. [1]