Tag: Iodized Salt

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Ask your doctor questions and answer your questions about the diet of hyperthyroidism and the diet after thyroid cancer surgery.

Editor’s Note: We talked about the need to avoid iodine diet for hyperthyroidism before. There are the following suggestions on how to avoid iodine: Click the blue font below to view In the meantime, it is necessary to How do you eat it? Apart from foods with high iodine content, do other foods have any influence? I. Hyperthyroidism Diet Hyperthyroidism patients, in taking medicine, check except TSH low, other normal, can eat fish? Fish that are not seafood DoctorYou are talking about freshwater fish. It is completely edible. Can hyperthyroidism eat fried food? Can I have spicy food? Doctor:It can be eaten, and it is better to eat in moderation. Can hyperthyroidism drink and coffee? Doctor:Drinking and coffee are not Read More …

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Thyroid Disease and Seafood Iodine

Generally speaking, seafood includes algae, fish, shrimps and shellfish. Specifically, kelp and laver belong to algae. Fish include hairtail, salmon, etc. Metapenaeus metapenaeus and scallops are shrimps and shellfish. The iodine content of these seafood is actually very different. Iodine Content of Common Seafood Iodine content Seafood species 举例 Up to 100 grams of algae, dry kelp contains 36 240 micrograms of iodine; 100 g Porphyra contains 4 323 micrograms of iodine. Secondly, 100g shellfish and shrimps contain 346 micrograms of iodine. 100g shrimp skin contains 264.5 micrograms of iodine. At least 100g of fish, cuttlefish contains 13.9 micrograms of iodine; 100g Pseudosciaena crocea contains 5.8 micrograms of iodine; 100 grams of hairtail also has only 5.5 micrograms of iodine. Read More …

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Salt Iodization, Top Secret [Project I3050 to Eliminate China]? Seriously, don’t laugh

Recently, WeChat circles frantically forwarded a message about iodized salt, saying that the intensified use of [potassium iodate] in iodized salt in China was an American conspiracy, and also mentioned a top secret [I3050 Project to Destroy China]. I can’t help but wonder, how did you know about the top secret plan? What kind of top secret plan will have such a straightforward name? Think of Manhattan Project, Apollo Project, Operation Overlord? Funny, please also be serious. What are potassium iodide and potassium iodate? 1. Potassium iodide Potassium iodide is very soluble and can be sprayed on dry salt after atomization. However, it is not very stable. Salt can be affected with damp or exposed to humid air, light, heat, Read More …

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What are the hazards of iodine deficiency? Who is not suitable for iodine supplement?

1. Is what iodine deficiency disease? Iodine deficiency disease is a general term for a group of diseases manifested by iodine malnutrition caused by iodine deficiency in the natural environment. It mainly damages the brain development of infants and affects the quality of the population, including endemic goiter, cretinism (with dementia, short stature, deafness, dumbness and paralysis as the main clinical features) and subcretinism (with mental retardation as the main clinical features), simple deafness, fetal abortion, premature delivery, stillbirth and congenital malformation, etc. In essence, it belongs to micronutrient malnutrition. Together with vitamin A deficiency and iron deficiency anemia, it is listed as the three major micronutrient malnutrition diseases that the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and Read More …

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Iodine Supplement for Hypothyroidism Patients Should Be

It is true that iodine supplement should be paid attention to for hypothyroidism, but iodine supplement is different for different types of hypothyroidism patients! Iodine intake is different In iodine-deficient areas, iodine intake is generally insufficient, which is easy to cause [macroneck disease], i.e. Endemic goiter, due to iodine deficiency. When hypothyroidism is complicated, such patients need appropriate iodine supplement. How? You can add more seafood dishes to your diet, such as kelp, laver and other iodine-rich foods. Iodized salt is selected for cooking. In addition to hypothyroidism caused by iodine deficiency, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is more common. This kind of patients may aggravate their illness if they supplement iodine excessively in a short period of time. Therefore, it is best Read More …

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The Story of Iodine and Thyroid

Iodine is thyroid’s closest friend. Before getting to know thyroid gland, iodine wandered in the environment, from air to water, from soil to plants to animals. Especially in the sea, seawater has the highest iodine content. The iodine in the environment can enter the human body through food, drinking water and air. After encountering the thyroid gland, the thyroid gland will firmly grasp the iodine and become the closest friend to synthesize thyroid hormone together. However, this pair of good friends will also make a little awkward. Iodine deficiency, thyroid swelling If there is not enough iodine in the body, the thyroid gland cannot find enough iodine to synthesize thyroid hormones together. Adhering to the principle that “many people have Read More …

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I don’t know how much iodine is appropriate to eat every day. Don’t you want to cause thyroid problems because of eating the wrong iodine?

Iodine and thyroid gland are close friends. Iodine is an essential raw material for synthesizing thyroid hormone. When friends get along with each other, they need to grasp the discretion. One point more or one point less is easy to cause conflicts. Iodine deficiency: It will not only lead to hypothyroidism, goiter and mental retardation in children, but also induce thyroid nodules and thyroid follicular cancer. Iodine excess: not only will lead to hyperthyroidism, but also Hashimoto thyroiditis and papillary thyroid cancer. How much iodine is appropriate to eat every day? In order to promote the thyroid health of all mankind, WHO recommends that different groups should eat iodine like this: Children aged 0 ~ 5 years old ingest 90 Read More …

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Non-iodized salt? Low iodized salt? Healthy Balanced Salt? Thyroid experts teach you how to buy salt.

Ordinary salt, healthy balance salt, low iodized salt, non-iodized salt, sea salt, lake salt, rock salt, bamboo salt… We were almost confused by all kinds of salt in supermarkets. Especially for thyroid patients, salt selection is a headache, because some patients need to avoid iodine diet and some patients need low iodine diet. How to distinguish all kinds of salt? Director Xie Lei, a thyroid expert, taught you hand in hand. First of all, we need to understand all kinds of salts. Xiao Li, director of Xie Lei’s assistant, took advantage of the November holiday to travel through several large supermarkets, bought various kinds of salt and classified the salt. According to the iodine content, salt is mainly divided into Read More …