LOW-CARB DIETS & YOUR THYROID
Get your carbs from veggies and starchy tubers such as butternut, carrot and sweet potato, as well as a little fruit.
Research has shown that eating very low-carb (such as the ketogenic approach) slows thyroid function – in both children and adults. The findings indicated that the lower in carbs the diet was, the lower the levels of T3 hormone (that’s the active thyroid hormone). And when T3 levels are too low, as in the case of classic hypothyroidism
