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kmud-080801-thyroid-metabolism-and-coconut-oil — Ray Peat Clip

This curated audio highlight features Ray Peat speaking in the interview kmud-080801-thyroid-metabolism-and-coconut-oil. The excerpt begins at 00:52:47.700 and runs for 36 seconds.

so these hormones are lowered when anything interferes with the function of the thyroid. The thyroid hormone is required for using and eliminating cholesterol, so cholesterol is likely to be excessively raised by anything which blocks the thyroid function." There is a growing body of research concerning soy's detrimental effect on the thyroid gland. Much of this research centers on the phytoestrogens, the phyto means plant, that are found in soy. In the 1960s, when soy was introduced into infant formulas, it was shown that soy was goitrogenic, caused goiters, and the babies started developing goiters.