Soybean Goiter
- 2 June 1960
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 262 (22), 1099-1103
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm196006022622201
Abstract
ALTHOUGH goiters associated with soybean feeding have been produced experimentally in laboratory animals1 2 3 4 5 we have been able to find only 2 similar reports in human beings.6 , 7 In view of the widespread use of soybean milks in infancy, it is pertinent to record the appearance of goiters in 3 additional infants fed soybean formulas.Case ReportsCase 1.¶ A goiter developed when this female infant was placed on a soybean formula at 3 months of age. At 11 1/2 months, when cow's milk was substituted, the goiter subsided. She was admitted to Children's Orthopedic Hospital at 10 months of age because . . .Keywords
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