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Post by tbird on Jul 18, 2015 11:09:36 GMT -5
Here is the article I saw: www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2015/07/kale-silent-killerAgain, I think it's people taking too much of a good thing. Just because a food is healthy, doesn't mean you should eat only that food each day every day. That doesn't make any sense to me. There is a lot of healthy food out there. Eat it all in moderation. Thanks restless. A few thoughts on this: If there isn't thallium in your soil - then your kale should be ok? Given that the clinic served a particular location and a particular clientele (kale/smoothie eaters) it could be either or both... meaning - if the area has a heavy thallium level in the soil - it may be everyone in the area is affected - but - this guy is only seeing the yoga/organic/kale eaters of the area. If it is the kale/cabbage eating - it could be that in isolation OR only in conjuction with locally grown crops in the thallium heavy soil.... OR - it could be kale/cabbage over consumption on its own. the cabbage family is goitrogentic, so that aspect of kale/cabbage consumption may be leading to their symptoms, but then they tested positive for thallium due to the levels in the surrounding soil - but that was not causing the symptoms... Anyhoo, there is my researcher, discussion section, for the article, concluding with.....more research is needed
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Post by meandtk on Jul 18, 2015 14:48:41 GMT -5
I think the big issue to be concerned about is the effect of uncooked kale on the thyroid. I cannot recall the exact problem, but it occurs only when eating large quantities of uncooked kale.
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Post by tbird on Jul 18, 2015 16:29:08 GMT -5
that is the goitrogenic component, meandtk
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Post by meandtk on Jul 19, 2015 15:03:06 GMT -5
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