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COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE OILS AND THE THYROID GLAND
Although Dr. Weston Price found healthy populations groups that consumed fairly low levels of iodine, studies indi-
cate that in modern times, most people do best at the upper end of the scale, taking in around 1,000 mcg per day. Often
overlooked in this discussion are the many factors in the modern diet that depress thyroid function and increase our need
for iodine—not only exposure to halogens like fluroide, chloride and bromide, but also deficiencies in vitamin A, vitamin
B , selenium and magnesium. Reduced exposure to halogens and abundant intake of these key nutrients probably reduces
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our requirements for iodine.
Another modern dietary factor that interferes with thyroid function is the consumption of omega-6 fatty acids from
commercial vegetable oils—by some estimates these omega-6 fatty acids contribute 20 percent of calories in “civilized”
diets. As pointed out by Stephen Guyenet in his Whole Health Source blog, omega-6 fatty acids may suppress thyroid
signaling. He cites studies showing that corn oil greatly suppresses the liver’s response to T4 when compared to lard, saf-
flower oil suppresses the liver’s response to T3 when compared to beef tallow, and linoleic acid suppresses the response
of brown fat and the liver to T3. The liver is one of the main sites of thyroid hormone-responsive heat production. In fact,
in the 1970s researchers were considering omega-6 lineleic acid as a treatment for hyperthyroidism.
Thus it is likely that those who avoid commercial vegetable oils and minimize omega-6 consumption, while emphasizing
intake of nutrient-dense animal fats like butter and cod liver oil, would have iodine requirements much lower than 1,000
mcg per day, and would be able to meet their iodine requirements with a diet of whole foods, especially one containing
sea food.
Source: Omega-6 Linoleic Acid Suppresses Thyroid Signaling, December 19, 2008. http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2008/12/
omega-6-linoleic-acid-suppresses.html.

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