A disease in which there is a violation of the production of thyroid hormones is called hypothyroidism. There are several types of it (primary and secondary, depending on which hormone is missing, etc. ). But they all negatively affect the quality of life. 

In order to maintain the required level of thyroid hormones, hormonal drugs are prescribed according to a strictly verified scheme. But the diet for hypothyroidism also plays an important role: firstly, patients, like no one else, need products containing iodine and other substances, and secondly, this disease negatively affects body weight, hair and nails, and the level of fluid in the body … These problems can be corrected by choosing the right menu.

BASIC FOOD PRINCIPLES

During treatment, the diet solves several problems at once:

• Normalizes metabolic processes;
• allows you to maintain a normal weight;
• prevents atherosclerosis;
• restores blood circulation in tissues.

The calorie content of the therapeutic diet should be about 2300 kcal. A diet for hypothyroidism involves reducing the amount of hard-to-digest foods and cholesterol, as well as saturated fat. The menu should contain about 70 g of fat per knock, about 20 g of them are vegetable. Carbohydrates need to be consumed from 350 to 400 g, while sugar accounts for a maximum of 50 g. Proteins need about 80 g, of which more than half should be vegetable.

There are also some important rules. So, it is better to replace meat with fish or seafood, eat fruits and vegetables fresh, and instead of sweets, eat dried fruits. It will also be useful to arrange a fasting day every seven days.

It is better to cook by baking in a sealed container or cook in a double boiler. Use only iodized salt, and use oils and fats to a minimum. Food should be warm and chewed well. We eat 5-6 times per knock, but the portions are small. Meals should be light, well prepared and varied.

HYPOTHYROSIS AND EXCESS WEIGHT

Many people wonder exactly how hypothyroidism and excess weight are related. The fact is that when the level of thyroid hormones (T4, T3) falls, the production of enzymes in the digestive tract is disrupted and energy consumption decreases, plus, tissue hypoxia is observed. All this affects body weight negatively, and not only on it. The hypofunction of the thyroid gland is also edema, fatigue, atherosclerosis and hypotension.

Therefore, a diet for losing weight with hypothyroidism should not only solve the problem of excess weight, but also maintain the general tone of the body, as well as the heart. Typically, people with thyroid disease are recommended diet number 8 or the diet of the writer Mary Chaumont . We will look at them a little later, but now we will focus on foods that are useful for the thyroid gland.

ALLOWED PRODUCTS. TABLE

Nutrition for hypothyroidism can and should be correct and tasty. Let’s dwell on all the pillars on which this diet is based.

Products	Value and recommendations
Fish and seafood	This is what should be on the menu constantly and necessarily. Fish and seaweed salad are the main sources of iodine, of which thyroid hormones are made. Don’t limit yourself to two fish meals a week, it’s a great option, but for those with a healthy thyroid. And you need a lot more phosphorus and iodine. Here’s another important point: sea fish that came to us from distant oceans and survived the freeze may have less iodine than lean white fish from a reservoir outside your city. Well, you don’t need to disdain seafood: another source of iodine is number one.
Seaweed	It is the main source of iodine, phosphorus, selenium and other trace elements that the thyroid gland needs so much. You can restrict yourself to the usual seaweed salad for our latitudes, but if you appreciate Japanese cuisine, you will find many dishes with this product in it.
Fruit	Without fresh fruit, there will be no normal metabolism. Any fruit is suitable, but pay attention to kiwi, persimmon and feijoa, in which there is a lot of iodine. But fasting days on fruit is more appropriate to spend a bite with the usual apples. By the way, they also contain enough iodine to cover the daily norm. Do not forget to introduce fiber into the diet, for example, in the form of meal from various fruits and vegetables, seeds, etc.
Vegetables and greens	There should be a lot of them. They are best eaten as salads or raw. Only those belonging to the cruciferous family are prohibited (this is not only cabbage, but also radishes, turnips, radishes, turnips). Tomatoes and beets are the record holders for the amount of iodine. The thyroid gland also needs vitamin A, so choose orange and red vegetables. You also need carrots, cucumbers, spinach, and any greens. It is possible and necessary to combine meat with vegetables, because vitamins of group B stimulate thought processes, which can suffer with thyroid ailments.
Cereals and cereals	For productive work of the thyroid gland, eat barley, buckwheat and millet porridge. They are rich in vitamins and minerals.
Milk products	Milk and all fermented milk should be low-fat. Cheese also contains a lot of iodine, but you need low-fat and unsalted varieties.
Nuts and dried fruits	Walnuts and pine nuts are no less rich in iodine than some types of fish. As for dried fruits, then lean on dried apricots.
Berries	Cherries are most useful for hypothyroidism. You also need gooseberries and currants.
Water and drinks	Among drinks, it is better to give preference to compotes with a minimum of sugar, juices (the more natural, the better), weak tea. There should be water, but in order not to provoke swelling, reduce its amount to one and a half liters. Water must be filtered, because chlorine, of which there is a lot in tap water, interferes with the normal assimilation of iodine.

Below are the iodine-rich foods.

Content is indicated per 100 grams of product.

It is better not to overuse oils and fats. You need a little butter, vegetable oil too. Better pay attention to coconut oil and flaxseed. Bread is recommended dried and yesterday’s, sausage – doctor’s, eggs in the form of omelets (steam) or soft-boiled.

If you try to use foods from the table for your daily diet, the likelihood of hypothyroidism progression decreases. And with a long diet, you can feel significant improvements.

PROHIBITED PRODUCTS. LIST

There is also a rather big list here. Forget about:

• Alcohol (you need a lot of T3 and T4 hormones to digest alcohol) ;;
• legumes (especially soy);
• any mushrooms;
• mustard, coca-cola, pepper (any) and cocoa with chocolate;
• cruciferous;
• fatty sausages and sausages, lard, rich broth, fatty meat, smoked and salted, canned meat products (including fish – there is no iodine);
• margarine;
• offal;
• pastries and sweet pastries (other fast carbohydrates are allowed in limited quantities).

MARY CHUMONT DIET

Mary Chaumont is a US writer who herself suffered from hypothyroidism, but did not give up and learned to maintain her weight even in conditions of a slow metabolism. Mary Chaumont’s Hypothyroidism Diet provides ample calories. To calculate how much you need, multiply your weight by 25 and subtract 200. As you understand, it is difficult to get hungry. But divide this figure by another 6 and get the number of calories you need to eat in one meal. Eat all of the permitted foods listed above, but pay attention to those that are rich in tyrosine. Among protein products, this is fish, as well as dietary lean poultry and veal, and the diet also allows dairy products with a low content of fat. Tyrosine is found in almonds, avocados, pumpkin seeds, bananas, and lentils. Among legumes, lima beans are also acceptable . Of course, you need porridge and iodine. But iodized salt (we don’t use the other one) needs a little and twice a week.

You also need a lot of vitamins, so fruits and vegetables have not been canceled.

The menu for the day may be different:

• You can have breakfast with a stew of vegetables, steam omelet, vegetable puree or salad, liquid porridge with milk.
• For lunch, you can indulge yourself with something sweet (low-fat cottage cheese with berries, jelly, jelly).
• We dine with non-greasy fish soup, light soup, steamed cutlets or fish (chicken) soufflé;
• Snack on fruit or berry mousse, baked apple, yoghut with a minimum of fat;
• We have supper with vegetable puree or salad, baked fish, pumpkin porridge, baked vegetables.

DIET 8

Table number 8 is recommended for overweight people, but diet 8 may also be appropriate for hypothyroidism. Most of all, it is needed after the recovery from the disease, when all that remains is to lose a little weight. Sour cream, fatty meats, cheeses, mayonnaise, smoked and sausages are prohibited here. But vegetables without starch, fruits (unsweetened), white chicken fillet and cereals are allowed.

DIET PER WEEK. TABLE

As you have seen, the diet for hypothyroidism can be varied and is not strict. Therefore, you can cook many different healthy dishes and replace the unloved with more preferred ones. An approximate menu for a week can be as follows:

Day of week	Breakfast	Dinner	Dinner
Monday	For breakfast, homemade muesli with milk (minimum fat), whole grain bread with cheese and stevia tea.	For lunch, carrot salad with olive oil, borscht with lean veal, tea and a small piece of dark chocolate itself. Snack with a glass of nuts or permitted berries.	We have dinner with fish or baked chicken, as well as baked pumpkin and an apple.
Tuesday	We have breakfast with the most low-fat cottage cheese or a couple of eggs plus a cucumber salad with herbs. For the second sandwich (like on Monday). Instead of tea, you can drink kefir or yogurt.	We have lunch with stewed turkey or chicken, mashed potatoes and tomato-cucumber salad. Fruit as a dessert. You can have a snack with boiled seafood or whole grain bread with the least fatty ham.	We have dinner again with cottage cheese (as an option, beef stroganoff), bread with tea and butter, one fruit.
Wednesday	At the first meal, we delight ourselves with cottage cheese with nuts, whole grain bread with butter, plus kefir.	We dine with boiled chicken or vegetable soup with lean meat, tea with a piece of chocolate, or kefir. We have a sandwich for a snack, any low-fat dessert or fruit.	We have dinner with steamed fish (sea fish), wild rice for a side dish, plus vegetable or fruit juice.
Thursday	In the morning, seaweed in the form of a salad and a couple of eggs plus skim milk.	In the afternoon, we eat low-fat broth with egg and chicken, as well as herbs, carrot salad (like on Monday) and green tea with stevia. Snack on kiwi, orchids or the least fatty dessert.	In the evening again chicken and vegetable side dish (or salad).
Friday	In the morning – boiled sea fish, a sandwich with whole grain bread, unsalted cheese and butter, fresh juice.	We dine the same way as we had dinner yesterday. Snack on avocado.	We dine with seaweed, stew of veal and tea with dark chocolate.
Saturday	Eggs and baked tomatoes with low-fat cheese, juice, kefir or tea.	Lunch with lentil soup plus spinach salad and apple. Snack on zero curd with fruit.	We have dinner with any lean meat grilled, Korean salad with baked vegetables.
Sunday	Jelly for breakfast plus an omelette with Adyghe cheese.	In the afternoon we eat salad, steamed vegetables and veal steak. For a snack, we have pumpkin seeds, banana or nuts that are not yet boring .	We dine with herring with mashed potatoes (minimum butter), or cottage cheese, plus tea with stevia and dark chocolate or juice.

One of the days can be done unloading.

If you are on a vegetarian diet, replace meat products with tofu, green buckwheat, and sprouted mung bean.

RESULTS

In hypothyroidism, diet, while not the main treatment, is needed to maintain weight and improve appearance. If you do not follow it, the risk of myxedema coma and atherosclerosis increases . In sick children, refusal to diet is fraught with delayed intellectual development or cretinism.