Thu, Jan-13-05, 14:00
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Rather Be Ballooning
Posts: 545
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 250/196/165
BF:?/40.0%/26%
Progress: 64%
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"Caffeine has been shown to markedly alter...thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), and thyroid hormones in animal studies. Similar studies in the human are lacking." (Dev Pharmacol Ther 1987;10(2):73-80) Other researchers found that "chronic caffeine therapy," constituted by high levels of caffeine use over time, "stimulated both T4 and TSH; however, TRH-stimulated TSH release was decreased, suggesting that chronic therapy may blunt pituitary TSH response." (Pediatr Res 1983 Jul;17(7):592-595)."
Once again, for those with a thyroid I can see that there might be problem....
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