Substances found in foods (especially Brassica spp. but including also groundnuts, cassava, and soya bean) which interfere with the synthesis of thyroid hormones (glucosinolates) or the uptake of iodide into the thyroid gland (thiocyanates), and hence can cause goitre, especially when the dietary intake of iodide is marginal.
Substances that cause goiters. These occur in nature in certain foods, including turnips, rutabagas, and cabbage.
A substance which causes goitre.
A substance that increases susceptibility to goiter.
A compound that interferes with the normal secretion of thyroxine by the thyroid gland.
A substance that produces massive enlargement of the thyroid by inhibiting iodide metabolism and thyroid hormone synthesis. Goitrogens are found naturally in cabbage, cassava, rutabagas, soy, and raw turnips.
Food that can block the absorption of iodine from the blood and worsen an underactive thyroid gland.