Chemical in drinking water harms female thyroid

The Washington Times ^ | October 9, 2006 | Joyce Howard Price

[edcoil]

So men and boys don't have thyroid's?

Pretty focus percolorate buy if you ask me.

[detsaoT]

I'm usually a big fan of the Washington Times, but they probably could have listed the 26 states that are affected by this study... ;)

[good old days]

I was wondering about the states myself.

[luckystarmom]

I live in California, and I have hypo-thyroidism.

I would like to find out more about this because I have daughters.

Thyroid problems are not fun.

[armymarinemom]

I have thyroid problems and it would have been nice to see the states listed.

[knittnmom]

So it's not my fault I'm fat - it could be something in the water? And every weight loss plan I've ever read emphasizes drinking at least 8 glasses of water daily!

[bmwcyle]

ping

[fourmation599]

http://geotracker3.ecointeractive.com/slic_perchlorate/report_confirmed.asp?cmd=detailedsite

This is about the best info I could find, but it lists sites not states.

[fivecatsandadog]

"may not be a household world across the nation, but"

I don't have a household world yet. Did you get one?

[Eagle Eye]

In other words, fat women can now claim that they got that way from drinking treated water.

At least in 26 states, that is.

[Solamente]

I was looking up stuff for my Mom and her hypothyroid stuff, and came across this:

http://www.biopsychiatry.com/hypothyroidism.htm

[Incorrigible]

Auto-immune link?

[neverdem]

Urinary Perchlorate and Thyroid Hormone Levels in Adolescent and Adult Men and Women Living in the United States

The full version of this article is available for free in PDF format at the link.

[mo]

Grain of salt....mash here...http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/medizin_gesundheit/bericht-38750.html

[detsaoT]

LOL! Good ol' Death-by-Spellcheck. :)

[neverdem]

Auto-immune link?

I don't think so. From the pdf:

"Environmental perchlorate exposure is of potential health concern because much larger doses of perchlorate have been shown to competitively inhibit iodide uptake (Greer et al. 2002; Wyngaarden et al. 1953). Populations with low intake of iodine or increased demand for iodine may be more vulnerable to inhibition of iodide uptake. Sustained inhibition of iodide uptake can lead to hypothyroidism, although perchlorate-induced changes to thyroid function have not been previously demonstrated in any human population exposed to perchlorate, even at doses as high as 0.5 milligrams per kilogram body weight per day (NAS 2005)." Page 7

[armymarinemom]

Thanks. Didn't really help much.

[luckystarmom]

I battle depression, so that is interesting.

[Right Wing Assault]

So many articles do this kind of thing. They have articles such as, "Top 10 whatever!" and tell you only number one. Or, as in this case, they tell you nothing.