How to diet low on iodine: what to avoid and what to eat (with menu)

To diet low on iodine, it is advisable to avoid rich foods in this mineral, such as fish and seafood, egg yolk, dairy and for example.

This type of diet is usually indicated between 1 to 2 weeks before iodotherapy, a procedure that can be recommended to treat hyperthyroidism or thyroid cancer. Understand better what iodotherapy is for.

The low iodine diet helps to decrease the production of thyroid hormones, increasing the capture of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland. However, this diet should be done only with the guidance and monitoring of the nutritionist.

Also read: Iodine: what it is, what it is for, rich foods and recommendation

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Forbidden foods

Foods that are prohibited in the low iodine diet are:

• Iodated salt and sea salt;
• Gems, whole eggs and mayonnaise;
• Products with iodado salt and sea salt;
• Dairy, such as milk, cheese, ice cream, curd, yogurt, butter and sour cream;
• Fish and seafood;
• Sea products such as agar, seaweed, sodium alginate and carragenine;
• Processed meats such as ham, salami, turkey breast, mortadella, sausage, sausage, sun meat and bacon;
• Viscera, such as liver and kidneys;
• Soy and soy products such as soybean oil, soybean vegetable drink, soy sauce, tofu and tempoh;
• Some vegetables and fruits such as cherry, pod, edamame, rhubarb, potato peel, watercress, celery, beating kale, eggplant, broccoli and cabbage;
• Canned vegetables such as olive, palm hearts, pickles, peas and corn;
• Molasses;
• Pasta with eggs;
• Supplements containing milk, soy or seafood, such as chitosan, whey protein and casein.

It should also be avoided products containing red dye, processed foods with iodado salt and iodine containing supplements.

In addition, it is essential to always check the List of Ingredients on the label of food to check whether or not it contains iodine.

Also read: 28 foods rich in iodine (of animal and plant origin)

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Foods that can be consumed

The foods that can be consumed are:

• Unsalted salt;
• Proteinssuch as egg whites, fresh red meat, chicken meat and pork;
• Fatsuch as olive oil, corn oil, canola and sunflower oil;
• All fresh or frozen vegetables, except those listed earlier;
• All fresh fruits and natural fruit juices, except cherry;
• Fresh or dehydrated herbs and spices;
• Cerealssuch as rice, oats, pasta, corn, couscous, quinoa, wheat and bread without iodine, eggs or dairy;
• Candysuch as sugar, honey, molasses, homemade jam, banana jam, coconut and homemade papaya;
• Some drinkssuch as strained coffee, natural coconut water, homemade teas and sodas;
• Natural oilseeds or butterlike nuts, almonds and peanuts;
• Legumessuch as beans, pea, lentils and chickpeas;

In addition, vegetable drinks such as rice milk, almonds, oats and coconut can also be consumed.

However, the recommendation of allowed foods may vary in low iodine diet. Thus, it is important to always follow the guidance of the nutritionist or doctor.

Low -diet menu in iodine

The following table brings an example of a 3 -day menu of the low iodine diet:

This menu is just an example, where the amounts and types of food vary according to the health status and nutritional needs of each person.

Therefore, it is advisable to consult the nutritionist to make a nutritional plan suitable for the needs of each person.

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