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Worst Food for Thyroid: If you do not want to eat thyroid medicine for the rest of your life, then start taking the right diet. Here you can know what to eat and what not to eat during thyroid.

Thyroid problem is very common in women. This problem occurs due to hormonal levels being more active or less active than required. In today’s time this problem has increased a lot. The reason for this is bad lifestyle. It can be controlled with proper diet and physical activity. For some people, it is difficult to control it even with medicines, because they completely depend on medicines and do not make any changes in their diet.
If you are also making this mistake, then choose here which things should be eaten and which things should be avoided if you have thyroid. This small step can also eliminate your need for medicine.
What things can be consumed in thyroid- Talking about vegetables, you can consume bottle gourd, zucchini, palwal, pumpkin, carrots, beans and all green leafy vegetables. All these vegetables are light and digestible. Along with this, you can consume fruits like pomegranate, papaya, apple, pear and guava.
Now let’s talk about edible oils – it is important to use good oil for thyroid. For this, desi ghee, coconut and mustard oil can be included in the diet. Along with this, include light and easily digestible pulses in the diet, like moong dal, masoor dal and horse thorn dal. These pulses are easy to digest and also fulfill the amount of protein in the body.
Now the question is what should not be eaten? Some foods directly affect the thyroid, such as root vegetables. It is advisable not to eat any kind of cabbage and soybean in case of thyroid because they are heavy in digestion and increase phlegm. If we talk about fruits, then it is advisable to avoid banana, mango, sapota and grapes in case of thyroid. Along with this, consumption of repeatedly heated oil, groundnut oil and refined oil has also been considered harmful. Among pulses, it is prohibited to eat kidney beans, chickpeas and soybeans.
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