When thyroid function is abnormal, it is largely related to diet. Therefore, we must pay attention to diet while treating this kind of disease, so as to cure the disease faster. The most common thyroid diseases are hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid nodules and thyroid tumors. So, if you are a hypothyroid patient, what should you pay attention to in your diet?
Patients with hypothyroidism have low thyroid function, so adequate protein and heat should be supplied to improve thyroid function. During hypothyroidism, although the synthesis of plasma cholesterol is not fast, its excretion is slow, so its blood concentration increases, and both triglycerides and lipoproteins increase, so it is appropriate to limit the intake of fat. Thyroxine deficiency can affect the synthesis of erythropoietin, leading to the decline of hematopoietic function of bone marrow, and it is also related to menorrhagia, iron absorption disorder, gastric acid factor, vitamin B 12 and folic acid deficiency.
1. Avoid using raw goiter substances: avoid eating Chinese cabbage, cabbage, rape, cassava, walnuts, etc. To avoid goiter.
2. Supplement appropriate amount of iodine (iodine deficiency only).
3. Restrict fat and high cholesterol diet: Patients with hypothyroidism are often accompanied by hyperlipidemia, which is more obvious in primary hypothyroidism. Fat diet and high cholesterol diet should be restricted.
4. correct anemia and supplement rich vitamins: anemia patients should supplement iron-rich diet, vitamin B 12, such as animal liver and folic acid, and supplement liver preparations if necessary.
5. Adequate supply of protein. Eat more eggs, milk, lean meat, fish and shrimp.
Patients with hypothyroidism should eat more high-protein and high-calorie foods, such as eggs, milk and lean meat. , can improve the function of thyroid gland, thus alleviating hypothyroidism symptoms. However, we should pay attention to controlling the intake of fat, and don't eat foods with high cholesterol, such as animal viscera, egg yolk, fat meat and chicken skin. , so as not to aggravate the condition.