Can people with hyperthyroidism eat seafood? Hyperthyroidism patients must know this

Hyperthyroidism refers to excessive secretion of thyroid hormones. It is a common disease in daily life. It has a great impact on human health, especially on people’s diet, and there are many taboos. So can patients with hyperthyroidism eat seafood? This issue has always been the most concerned topic among patients with hyperthyroidism. In fact, after suffering from hyperthyroidism, you should eat less seafood such as fish and shrimp, especially foods such as kelp and seaweed should be avoided.

1. First, you need to understand what kind of disease hyperthyroidism is and what effects it will have on the body before you can choose food. Patients with hyperthyroidism secrete too much thyroid hormone, which promotes the absorption of intestinal sugar, accelerates sugar oxidation and glycogenolysis, and also promotes fat decomposition and oxidation, which can significantly increase the body's heat production and heat dissipation, accelerate protein metabolism, and cause a negative nitrogen balance (consumption is greater than intake). People often have symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, and muscle atrophy. The consumption of these energies makes hyperthyroidism patients eat more and lose weight faster. Therefore, patients with hyperthyroidism must ensure adequate daily intake of calories and nutrients to meet the needs of the human body.

2. Can you eat seafood if you have hyperthyroidism? Patients with hyperthyroidism should eat less fish, shrimp, and shellfish, and avoid eating kelp, seaweed and other seaweed seafood, because seafood contains a large amount of iodine, which is the raw material for synthesizing thyroid hormones. Excessive intake of iodine-containing foods during treatment will aggravate the condition.

3. Hyperthyroidism patients are very likely to suffer from vitamin and mineral deficiencies. In addition, hyperthyroidism itself and the use of antithyroid drugs in the treatment of hyperthyroidism cause leukopenia, so they also need to increase vitamins and minerals. Therefore, patients with hyperthyroidism should eat more foods rich in vitamins A, B, C, D, E and minerals, such as fresh vegetables and fruits, nuts (peanuts, melon seeds, pine nuts, cashews, almonds, etc.), animal liver, kidney, egg yolk, milk and dairy products, carrots, and legumes. If necessary, they should supplement with complex vitamin B, vitamin A, D, C, etc. But be careful to avoid foods such as coffee and strong tea that can make people mentally excited, cause insomnia, and aggravate hyperthyroidism.

Through the above introduction, everyone should have some understanding of whether you can eat seafood if you suffer from hyperthyroidism. I hope that after understanding this, patients and friends can try to eat less seafood.