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Hyperthyroidism: How Your Diet Plays a Role

Wednesday, 16 February 2011 10:10 AM EST

Hyperthyroidism is a condition where the thyroid gland produces excess hormones that increase the rate of metabolism in the body causing it to lose an unusual amount of weight along with a number of unwanted symptoms like nervousness and agitation. Although, you cannot change the fact that you have this illness, there are a number of ways in which you can reduce the side effects of hyperthyroidism. Your diet plays a major role in this, which makes it highly essential to modify your diet to help your body cope with this illness.
 
Following a nutrient rich diet can do wonders for your body and ensure that you don’t suffer too much because of your thyroid glands hyperactive secretions. A proper hyperthyroidism diet must ensure that there is as little iodine as possible. In certain cases of iodine-induced hyperthyroidism, the illness can be easily reversed if you reduce your intake of iodine. This way, the diet for hyperthyroidism can actually reverse the disease itself.

The diet for hyperthyroid patients must also exclude any seafood and poultry products such as ggs, dairy products, as well as sea salt. Plants that are grown in soil rich with iodine should also be avoided.

Many patients with hyperthyroidism also suffer from celiac disease which is a digestive disorder that prevents the body from absorbing proper nutrients. For such patients, it is advised to have a hyperthyroid diet plan which does not include gluten; a protein found in starch. This diet for hyperthyroid patients means that it is absolutely forbidden to have rye, wheat, and barley products.

Avoiding aspartame in your diet is also beneficial. Aspartame is a technical term that is used for brand names like Equal-Measure, Equal, NutraSweet, etc.

One of the most essential dietary changes would be to avoid eating hamburger as it may contain the thyroid gland of the animal. This can sometimes cause a variant of hyperthyroidism.

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