Millet is high in iron (up to 60 mg per 100 gram!), a common deficiency among females that may cause hair loss.

The goitrogenic foods are no problem for iodiners.
I believe the negative focus should be on halogens, when it comes to thyroid oppressors. And PUFA`s.

I am excited about eating these foods again once I get things under control. I miss cole crops especially.

I read that article Beware of Millet, and added my comment. Most of the responders were like "Oh, my goodness, I didn't know that, thank you" etc.
I was among the dissenters, I'm ccing and pasting those few comments, mine is the last, username Altamisal:

Jen September 26, 2012 at 10:21 pm
Sorry this is the biggest BS article I have read. Where is the support for this? You shouldn’t write a article on such little support when there are countless articles on the wonders of millet. Get your facts straight before you post something like this.

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Caroline October 31, 2012 at 4:18 pm
I completely agree!

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Jenny January 5, 2013 at 1:39 pm
I have to agree also. A “potent” goitregen? Hardly! Research does not support this! The article you linked doesn’t support it either, saying that it “may” cause goiter in populations with low iodine, not that it does. And as usual, they didn’t feed the rats just millet, they fed them extracts. I’m very disapointed with the sensational way you blog about healthy foods as if they are dangerous (green smoothie blog comes to mind) with little to no fact or research to back I up. Many in the whole food/healthy community are on restricted enough diets without someone blasting healthy foods as if they are evil.
Millet has been a staple in diets for thousands of years with no ill effects, as have fermented cabbage and other veggies.

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Altamisal June 18, 2013 at 4:14 am
Found a thread on millet titled “Looking for Gluten Free? Millet could be the perfect whole grain for you”:
http://www.hawkeshealth.net/community/showthread.php?t=10065&page=1


The ‘goitrogenic” aspect is addressed there, and this seems sensible:

“It would be impossible to avoid goitrogens and eat a healthy diet. It’s really only an issue for those with borderline or undiagnosed hypothyroidism. People with normal function, especially if getting enough iodine, are not really at risk. If you are on thyroid replacement be it T3, T4, both or Natural Thyroid, goitrogens become a non-issue because your thyroid isn’t making much anyway and you are taking replacement hormones. I cannot find my source at the moment, but I vaguely remember, when researching millet, that it and soy were the highest goitrogenic foods and that goitrogens in millet actually increase when it is cooked rather than decrease as in all other foods. The primary thing is to make sure you are getting enough iodine.”

I for one get plenty of Iodine (I supplement with Lugol’s, plus I eat seaweed regularly) so I’m not going to “beware of millet.”