How do foods such as soybeans, turnips, and rutabagas affect people with thyroid disorders?
a. Suppress thyroid hormone.
b. Decrease the hypothermia of the person with hypothyroidism.
c. Supplement the diet of a person with hy-pothyroidism.
d. Counteract the effect of iodide therapy.
A
Turnips, rutabagas, and soybeans are goitrogen substances and suppress the thyroid hormone. Such foods would synergize iodides and increase the symptoms of the patient with hypothyroid-ism.
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