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Foods to Avoid with Hypothyroidism: A Comprehensive Guide for the South Asian Community

🍲 Hypothyroidism and diet: What's the connection? Dive deep into our guide and find out! 🌿

Introduction Foods to Avoid with Hypothyroidism might be a topic you’ve glanced over, but with India’s hypothyroidism prevalence reaching around 11%, it’s time to take a closer look. Did you know? Almost every third Indian grapples with some form of thyroid disorder, frequently leading to weight gain and hormonal imbalances. Such numbers provoke an important query: What exactly is…

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What to eat/ not to eat with hypothyroidism

Have you noticed that some foods make you feel certain ways after you eat them? If you have a thyroid condition or not, some types of food are too over processed and are plain “junk food” with no nutritional value whatsoever.

 If you have a thyroid condition though, there are certain foods that you definitely want to stay away from. Some foods will directly affect the way your body absorbs your replacement hormones, and there are nutrients that influence the way your thyroid gland functions. 

What not to eat with hypothyroidism

Unfortunately, there will always be things that you can't control but diet is one part of your health that you can. Let's talk about some of the foods that you want to avoid if you suffer from Hypothyroidism and why: 

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What to Eat with Hypothyroidism

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Final Remarks

If you struggle with your diet and your hypothyroidism, talk to your doctor about starting a supervised plan that can help you with your issues, as every specific situation is different. 

Use of this website and any information contained herein is governed by the Thyroid Relation Website. The content on The Thyroid Relation does not provide medical advice. Always consult a medical provider for diagnosis and treatment.

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Links: 

9 Foods to Avoid if You’re Diagnosed With Hypothyroidism

Systematic Review and Meta-analysis on the Effect of Soy on Thyroid Function

The 12 Worst Foods for Hypothyroidism

Role of dietary iodine and cruciferous vegetables in thyroid cancer: a countrywide case-control study in New Caledonia

What Foods To Avoid With Hypothyroidism

How Caffeine Affects Hashimoto's

Best Diet for Hypothyroidism: Foods to Eat, Foods to Avoid

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On the off chance that you have thyroid issues, you’ve presumably known about goitrogens. You might even have heard that

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Is Soy Healthy Or Unhealthy?

Is Soy Healthy Or Unhealthy?

Soy is always a hot topic of debate, especially amongst health enthusiasts, vegans, and vegetarians. Some are for it, others completely against it. It can get quite confusing because there are so many different opinions. Decades ago we were told to eat it regularly for optimal health and disease prevention, and nowadays we’re told to stay away from it! Throughout Asia, soy is part of…

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Hello Thyroid friends!

Enjoying summer yet? I hope so, here in Sweden it has been quite cold the last few weeks which sucks. But summer is still good.

So here's the latest Tale of The Typical Thyroid. And today we're going to talk about food.

One of the most frustrating and confusing things about ill with a thyroid disease is that you don't know what to eat. I've heard that several different diets are good for thyroid patiens inlcuding, low glycemic food, low-card high-fat diet, paleo diet, gluten free diet etc. And I don't know what's good or not. It drives me crazy! And it's also the whole weight gain-thing a lot of us suffer from, which makes it hard to loose and easy to gain weight. So I control my eating a lot, which stresses me. I wish I didn't have to but I don't want to become overweight.

Did you know you're not supposed to eat soy protein if you have a thyroid condition? A lot of people don't know it, but it it contains something called goitrogens which if you eat a lot of, you can develop a goiter (enlargement of the Thyroid). Which is scary! And how much is too much? I don't know, so I won't eat anything soy related, (well I try, it's hard eating sushi for example with out soy sauce). Other foods with goitrogens are broccoli, cabbage, among others. However if you cook these veggies with goitrogens, then they're safe to eat, at least that's what I've heard. I just found this blog post about this confusing topic, read here.

Avoiding starchy food is also good, but it's hard. No potatoes or corn? Well maybe you could have some. I know I will eat 'em.

So basically there's a whole lot of avoiding to do, with nothing left to eat! It really feels like that for me. And the more research I do the crazier I get, and the more food I avoid. So maybe it's just best to eat whatever you feel like? Just make sure to not eat to much sugar and eat enough veggies and you should feel fine. And I guess you could try certain diets to loose weight or just to feel better, and if it works, then good for you! You have to try!

I personally like eating low glycemic foods as much as I can, it makes me feel good and I can loose a little weight with it. And I also drink a lot of water and eat fiber so my digestion works (another annoying Thyroid problem). You could also take supplements to make sure you get all your vitamins, and you'll feel a lot better. But it is hard with a weird appetite, maybe nothing seems good, in those cases just try to eat something, anything! That's what I do. Food is supposed to be a joy, which it rarely is for me, but I try to enjoy it. Now during summer I eat a lot of Swedish strawberries, sometimes with whipped cream, so yummy! ;P

Anyway, I could keep writing about goitrogens and diets forever, but I'm gonna stop now. Take care of your Thyroid and enjoy the lovely- or not so lovely weather wherever you are!

To be continued... x

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Reference Links - Goitrogens

Feeding goitrogenic foods as a significant part of the diet, human and iguana, can thus lead to hypothyroidism. This leads to reduced activity levels, reduced metabolic rate, muscle and joints aches and pains." [1] Personally, I have hypothyroidism and it sucks. Proper thyroid function is incredibly important to almost every single system in the body. 

One problem with isolating good information, 'goitrogens' are not an isolated nutrient/chemical/compound. They are actually a number of substances that have the effect of thyroid suppression due to interfering with the uptake of iodine. [2] Due to how common hypothyroidism is in humans, most research and information is related to us. Cruciferous vegetables has popped up time and again though, and there is a problem with that, for me. Searching for the compound 'glucosinolate' had a lot more vauable information than 'goitrogen' did. This is stated as being the primary compound that brassica family plants have. [3] 

These plants include most of the 'good' leafy greans. This includes the typically "recomended" cultivars: Arugala (Rocket), Collard Greens, Mustard Greens and Turnip. I haven't been able to locate much information quantifying what a 'high' goitrogen content in a plant is.

The previous source gave the following information:  Broccoli: 61 mg/100g Cabbage: 78 mg/100g Kale: 100 mg/100g Mustard Greens: 282 mg/100g

There also apears to be a link between age and levels of the substances of concern, one study indicated that young broccoli have 10-100x more glucosinolates than older plants. [I can't find this source again right now] This has me VERY confused, and I hope to eventually uncover the differences in the levels. 

Anyway, Here are some links for my personal reference or your own edification. 

anapsid.com - hypothyroidism in green iguanas (2000)

Hypothyroidism and goitrogens have nothing to do with calcium deficiency (metabolic bone disease), the mineralization of soft tissues (due to high levels of calcium oxalates or oxalic acid intake), thiamine deficiency, or kidney failure.

Reptilian Endocrinology (2008)   - This source has some study based information regarding the endocrinology and the way it works in reptiles, with out specific relation to diet as far as Goitrogens are concerned. This seams like a rather interesting if dry read. 

Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

 Animal Science - Plants Poisonous to Livestock (No reference to Reptiles) 

These compounds often contribute a bitter, "hot" taste to condiments (mustard, horseradish) and may exhibit goitrogenic or antithyroid activity.

Isothiocyanates (2008) - This is a great detailing the chemical reactions/exchanges

Food Lists - I have not confirmed the contents of these. I am using them to help build a matrix of information to see if any agrees on anything. 

Food for Herbivorous Reptiles  Beautiful Dragons - A frequently cited/referred resource in the BD community. 

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Goitrogens make it harder for your thyroid hormone to pick up the iodine it needs--and goitrogens are found in so many otherwise-healthy foods.