Before you know how nutrition affects the proper functioning of the thyroid gland and what food or plants we can consume to improve its function, it is important to understand what is this gland in the neck.
This gland produces from iodine, hormones responsible for regulating the use and storage of body 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 are as important as the rregulation of body temperature, energy expenditure, appetite, sleep and even character depends on the proper functioning of the thyroid gland.
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How does diet affect the proper functioning of the thyroid gland?
“When the gland produces more hormones than it should, a condition known as hyperthyroidismWhile the deficit production of the same gives rise to the hypothyroidismexplain Andrea Hernangómez and Andrea Báguena, nutritionists at Nutritienda.com
Both conditions require specific medical treatment, including a series of dietary adjustments aimed at reducing the symptoms that can occur when these hormonal imbalances occur (weight gain or loss, loss of muscle mass, fatigue …).
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