Before you know how the diet influences the proper functioning of the thyroid and what food or plants we can consume to improve its function, it is important to understand what is found in this gland in the throat.
This gland produces, from iodine, hormones responsible for regulating the body’s use and storage of energy. Specifically, and according to Melio, the thyroid gland produces two types of hormones, thyroxine or T4 and triiodothyronine or T3. The balance of thyroid hormones is important for proper metabolic function.
In fact, aspects as important as rregulating body temperature, energy consumption, appetite, sleep and even the character depends on the proper functioning of the thyroid.
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How does diet influence the proper functioning of the thyroid?
“When the gland produces more hormones than it should, a disorder known as hyperthyroidism; while poor production of the same thing gives rise to hypothyroidism“, explain Andrea Hernangómez and Andrea Báguena, nutritionists at Nutritienda.com
Both disorders require specific medical treatment, which includes a series of dietary changes aimed at alleviating the symptoms that may occur when these hormonal imbalances occur (weight gain or loss, muscle loss, fatigue …).
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