Trusted Resources: Evidence & Education
Scientific literature and patient education texts
The Thyroid Diet: Is There Such a Thing?
source: Medscape
year: 2018
authors: Angela M. Leung
summary/abstract:Thyroid disease includes hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, and thyroid nodules, and is commonly seen in most primary care and outpatient endocrinology offices. In routine clinical practice, patients will often inquire about dietary changes they can make to treat or reverse their thyroid disease. The evidence is strongest for adequate but not excessive iodine intake to benefit thyroid health in general, as well as selenium supplementation for patients with Graves disease. Aside from these, we have sparse scientific data showing that dietary changes can significantly benefit hypo- or hyperthyroidism.
Here, we will discuss what we know about what some patients might call a “thyroid diet” and cover the most popular nutrition questions we get asked by patients with thyroid disease.
read more
Related Content
-
Thyroid Disease and Coronavirus (COVID-19)COVID-19 is a new illness that can affec...
-
Duke HealthDuke thyroid disease specialists special...
-
Cleveland Clinic Thyroid CenterCleveland Clinic's Thyroid Center has na...
-
Prevention of Overt Hypothyroidism Following Radioactive Iodine Therapy for Graves’ Disease By Early Initiatio...Background: Radioactive iodine (RAI) th...
-
Keck Medicine of University of Southern CaliforniaAt Keck Medicine of University of Southe...
-
Mount Sinai – Center for Thyroid and Parathyroid DiseasesAt Mount Sinai’s Center for Thyroid an...
-
Randomized Trial of a Short Course of Preoperative Potassium Iodide in Patients Undergoing Thyroidectomy for Graves&...Background: A short course of potassium...
To improve your experience on this site, we use cookies. This includes cookies essential for the basic functioning of our website, cookies for analytics purposes, and cookies enabling us to personalize site content. By clicking on 'Accept' or any content on this site, you agree that cookies can be placed. You may adjust your browser's cookie settings to suit your preferences. More Information
The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible. If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this.