Has anyone used the green tea diet for decreasing the size of your thyroid for H!


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Has anyone used the green tea diet for decreasing the size of your thyroid for Hypothyroidism?


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I have written an article on green tea and hypothyroidism, and paste it below for your benefit:

We have not come across any study that looks at green tea and hypothyroidism. Neither are we aware of any case reports that link green tea and hypothyroidism.

Nevertheless, a 2005 study conducted by Dr Michael Whyte from the Washington University in St Louis raised some concerns.

Dr Whyte tested for the fluoride content of instant tea available on the supermarket shelves. He found that certain instant tea such as Lipton’s contains as much as 6.5 part per million fluoride, which is well above the maximum level of 4 part per million.

Too much fluoride may cause hypothyroidism.

Why does green tea, or any other tea beverages, contain fluoride?

The tea plant accumulates fluoride from soil and water. The older the leaves, the more fluoride it contains. According to some sources, the mature, old leaves can contain 10 to 20 times more fluoride than the young leaves of the same tea plant.

Your safest bet is to drink green tea made from young tender tea shoots or fluoride free extract The second article explains why.




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