The Effect of High Dose Isoflavone Supplementation on Serum Reverse T3 in Euthyroid Men With Type 2 Diabetes and Post-menopausal Women

Background: The health benefits of soy are widely reported but there are queries on the effect of soy isoflavones on thyroid function and the underlying mechanism of action.Materials and Methods: We examined the effect of soy isoflavones on reverse tri-iodothyronine (or 3,3′,5′-tri-iodothyronine; rT...

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Main Authors: Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Josef Köhrle, Eddy Rijntjes, Alan S. Rigby, Soha R. Dargham, Eric S. Kilpatrick, Stephen L. Atkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
soy
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00698/full