TY - JOUR
T1 - Iodine toxicity from soy milk and seaweed ingestion is associated with serious thyroid dysfunction
AU - Crawford, Bronwyn A.
AU - Cowell, Christopher T.
AU - Emder, Phillip J.
AU - Learoyd, Diana L.
AU - Chua, Elizabeth L.
AU - Sinn, John
AU - Jack, Michelle M.
PY - 2010/10/4
Y1 - 2010/10/4
N2 - We report a series of cases of thyroid dysfunction in adults associated with ingestion of a brand of soy milk manufactured with kombu (seaweed), and a case of hypothyroidism in a neonate whose mother had been drinking this milk. We also report two cases of neonatal hypothyroidism linked to maternal ingestion of seaweed made into soup. These products were found to contain high levels of iodine. Despite increasing awareness of iodine deficiency, the potential for iodine toxicity, particularly from sources such as seaweed, is less well recognised.
AB - We report a series of cases of thyroid dysfunction in adults associated with ingestion of a brand of soy milk manufactured with kombu (seaweed), and a case of hypothyroidism in a neonate whose mother had been drinking this milk. We also report two cases of neonatal hypothyroidism linked to maternal ingestion of seaweed made into soup. These products were found to contain high levels of iodine. Despite increasing awareness of iodine deficiency, the potential for iodine toxicity, particularly from sources such as seaweed, is less well recognised.
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U2 - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03972.x
DO - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03972.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 20919974
AN - SCOPUS:77958052369
SN - 0025-729X
VL - 193
SP - 413
EP - 415
JO - Medical Journal of Australia
JF - Medical Journal of Australia
IS - 7
ER -