While this is good advice, using sugar substitutes instead of regular table sugar may not be the answer.
And if you have diabetes, you are at increased risk of thyroid disease.
When these conditions occur together, they can also exacerbate each other’s symptoms and interfere with treatment.
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The complex links between these two disorders are not fully understood.
Avoiding excess added sugar and fructose is an important part of keeping your glucose in the recommended range.
As such, weight control is another important strategy when it comes to the prevention of these conditions.
Natural Sugars
Fruit and vegetables are natural sources of sugar.
High rates of fruit juice consumption, however, was associated with a slight increase in thyroid disease.
This could have been due to exposure to pesticides or added artificial sweeteners.
Increased TSH levels are considered indicative of hypothyroidism.
Theirthyroid antibodiesgradually returned to normal, and they were even able to stop theirhormone replacement medication.
This response to discontinuing the sweeteners supports the idea that artificial sweeteners may play a role in thyroid disease.
Substituting sweeteners for standard table sugar may be problematic for your thyroid function.
While rat studies certainly do not translate to human responses, the results provide some insight.
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