My chiropractor has recommended that I follow the Zone Diet and I am just beginning it this week. I noticed from reading posts in the forums that quite a few people use broccoli in their meal plans and in recipes. I have read that people who have hypothyroidism should not eat much broccoli, cauliflower, and brussel sprouts because some nutrient in those vegetables interferes with the absorption of thyroid medication. Does anyone know if this is true? I love the taste of broccoli and it fills me up, so I would like very much to eat it frequently. Do we have others in the forum who are hypothyroid? If so, do you eat broccoli, cauliflower, etc.? Thanks in advance, Nelda

Hi Nelda, Your question is a good one which I can't answer with absolute certainty. I hope others who participate in these forums can. I, too, am hypothyroid and enjoy eating cruciferous vegetables. I, too, have read allegations that a substance(s) from these vegetables binds with the receptor sites for thyroid uptake preventing absorption of the thyroid hormones. I've also read that when enough time separates the taking of thyroid medication and the ingestion of the vegetables, no harm is done. So what I do, right or wrong, is take my thyroid medication when I first arise in the morning (best on an empty stomach for maximum absorption), and then eat my cruciferous vegetables in the evening. Given the choice, I'd probably give up the thyroid medication before I'd give up my vegetables. Hope this information is helpful and hope you will share any new knowledge you learn, at this forum. Best wishes, sharyn

Hi Sharyn, Thanks for your response. What you said certainly makes sense regarding taking the thyroid medication first thing in the morning and eating those vegetables in the evening. Surely the thyroid medication would have been absorbed by then. :) Thanks again, Nelda