thyroid Cruciferous vegetables
A goitrogen, so named because an enlargement of the thyroid gland is known as a goiter, suppresses the thyroid gland by inhibiting the uptake of iodine. Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of thyroid hormone. Cruciferous vegetables are rich in two different goitrogens: isothiocyanates and thiocyanates.Animal studies suggest that consumption of cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli, kale and cabbage, can lead to suppressed thyroid function.However, evidence that the same thing happens in humans is lacking. goitrogen, so named because an enlargement of the thyroid gland is known as a goiter, suppresses the thyroid gland by inhibiting the uptake of iodine. Iodine is necessary for the synthesis of thyroid hormone. Cruciferous vegetables are rich in two different goitrogens: isothiocyanates and thiocyanates.
Cruciferous vegetables are vegetables of the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae). These vegetables are widely cultivated, with many genera, species, and cultivars being raised for food production such as cauliflower, cabbage, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts and similar green leaf vegetables.en of the most common cruciferous vegetables eaten by people, known colloquially as cole crops, are in a single species (Brassica oleracea); they are not distinguished from one another taxonomically, only by horticultural category of cultivar groups.