Is the apparent protection of plant diet for thyroid health due to the exclusion of animal foods, the benefits of vegetable foods or both?
Several autoimmune diseases influence The thyroid gland and the disease of Graves and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis are the most common. Graves’ disease results in hyperthyroidism, a thyroid gland. Although slaughter plants are supposed to remove Thyroid glands of animals as “will not be used for human food” suffer A similar syndrome called the hamburger’s thyroid. This is not from your body that makes too much thyroid hormone, though. On the contrary, it is from your body to eat very thyroid hormone. Graves is Much more common and meat -free diets can be able to help both diseases, as vegetable diets may be associated with a low prevalence of autoimmune disease in general, as observed, for example, in agricultural sub -Saharan Africa. Perhaps it is because the plants are full of “high amounts of antioxidants, potential protective agents against autoimmune disease”, or because they are filled with anti -inflammatory compounds. After all, “consuming whole, herbal foods is Synonymous with an anti -inflammatory diet. “But you don’t know until you try it.
It turns out that “excluding all animal foods was connected with half the prevalence of hyperthyroidism compared to omnivorous diets. DIRECTION-OVO [dairy-and-egg] and pesco [fish] Vegetarian diets were associated with intermediate protection. “But for those who eat strictly vegetable based, there are 52 % lower chances of hyperthyroidism.
As I discuss in my video The best diet for hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidismThis obvious protection ”May due to the exclusion of animal foods, the [beneficial] Effects of vegetable foods or both. Animal foods such as meat, eggs and dairy products may contain high concentrations of estrogen, which have been linked to autoimmune in cell studies and animals. ” Or it could be due to the fact that the decrease in animal protein excludes animal foods can regulate IGF-1, which is not only a growth hormone that promotes cancer, but can play a role in such autoimmune diseases. Toxins accumulate in the food chain. contaminated With industrial pollutants, such as PCBs, they are associated with an increased incidence of thyroid disorders.
But what about the other autoimmune disease of the thyroid, the thyroiditis of Hashimoto, which, assuming you are taking enough iodine, is the leading cause of hypothyroidism, an under -active thyroid gland? Graves were not The only autoimmune disorder that was rarely or almost unknown among those living in Rural Saharan Africa, eating diets near Vegan. They also seemed to have less Hashimoto’s.
There is Evidence that those who have Hashimoto have jeopardized the antioxidant regime, but we do not know if it is a cause or effect. But if you look at the dietary agents associated with autoimmune anti-thyroid antibodies blood levels, it appears to be animal fats connected with higher levels, while vegetables and other vegetable foods are associated with lower levels. Thus, again, anti -inflammatory diets can be useful. It is no surprise, as Hashimoto is an inflammatory disease – this means thyroiditis: inflammation of the thyroid gland.
Another probability is The decrease in intake of methionine, an amino acid condensed into animal proteins, which is considered to be a reason why “regular consumption of vegan diet is likely to have a favorable effect on longevity by reducing the risk of cancer, coronary [heart] Disease and diabetes. “Methionine restriction improves thyroid function in mice, but it has not yet been put into a test for Hashimoto in humans.
If you compare The pop of Hashimoto patients in control, the situation appears to be related to a clear decrease in concentration of prevotella species. Prevotella are good errors that eat fibers known to enhance anti -inflammatory activities. Reduced levels of prevotella hectare Also something you see in other autoimmune situations such as multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes. How are you doing take More Prevotella? Eat more plants. If a vegetarian go In a diet of meat, eggs and dairy products, within just four days, their levels can be reduced. So one would expect that nutritional diets eating plants have less hashimoto, but in a previous video, I expressed their concern about inadequate iodine intake, which could also lead to hypothyroidism. So what is it? Let’s learn.
‘In conclusion, a Vegan diet tends to be associated with a lower, no higher, risk of hypothyroid. “Why” the relative protection from hypothyroid, the researchers,
This is the third in a series of four videos in thyroid mode. The first two were Are vegans at risk for iodine deficiency? and Fair Favorites: The healthiest natural source of iodine.
Stay tuned for the final video: Nutrition for hypothyroidism: a natural treatment for Hashimoto’s disease.
