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I have been having a difficult time with my thyroid and my weight. I recently began taking armour thyroid but my weight did not alter. Then I began taking coconut oil internally. I began dropping weight quiet rapidly.
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I had not heard this before. Why would coconut oil help a thyroid?
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Originally Posted by WordKeeper  "Consumption of soybean oil and soy products (soy has proven thyroid suppressing properties). This is why soybeans are used so extensively in feeding livestock, as they cause reduced metabolism and more rapid weight gain. On the contrary, the lauric acid in coconut oil stimulates thyroid function. In the 1940's, farmers tried giving their livestock coconut meal as a cheap food, and found that their animals became lean rather than fatter." |
Can you point me to the source of this statement (as in studies)?
I'm a horse person. Soy is often found in horse feed as a good source of protein. Racehorses for example will also get soy as part of their feed. Racehorses do not get "fat". Their diets are intended for for speed/metabolism not for weight/bulk gain. Therefore, forgive me for saying, but I am a little suspicious of the claim soy causes weight gain. If it slowed metabolism, I'd think it would slow the racehorse's metabolism, yes?
Why would soy cause weight gain? What is the causative process?
The asians eat quite a bit of soy in their diet, and have for quite some time. When we generalize about the asian countries usually words such as "fat" and "tired" don't come to mind to describe asians.