The Claim

Reduction of dietary carbohydrates and elimination of refined sugars improves metabolic stability and reduces systemic inflammation in individuals with autoimmune thyroid disease.

Source: How I recovered From Hyperthyroidism / Graves Disease

What the research says

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In plain English

Cutting back on carbs and cutting out sugary foods may help people with autoimmune thyroid disease feel better by stabilizing their metabolism and lowering body-wide inflammation.

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Reduction of dietary carbohydrates and elimination of refined sugars improves metabolic stability and reduces systemic inflammation in autoimmune thyroid disease.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of low-carbohydrate diet therapy in overweight subjects with autoimmune thyroiditis: possible synergism with ChREBP

    People with an autoimmune thyroid condition who cut out bread, pasta, and sugar saw their body’s harmful immune attacks on the thyroid drop significantly, and they also lost weight. This suggests that eating fewer carbs can help calm the immune system and improve metabolism.

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