Nutritionist/dietitian or thyroid <span title="specialist-endocrinologist">specialist-endocrinologis...</span> ?

Question

I have an under active thyroid and I want to become vegan . I am currently a vegetarian . I want to know how to eat the right vegan foods to obtain optimum health and maintain my current weight.

I'm stuck between which one to go to , or should I just go to both so I have all the information I need .

If I go to a nutritionist , they might not know everything , or even anything about thyroid problems .

But if I got to a thyroid specialist , they might not know much about a vegan diet . I know they have diets to follow specifically for people with under active thyroids to not gain weight , but I want to be vegan .

Does anyone know from personal experience if nutritionists know much about thyroid problems, or if thyroid specialists know much about nutrition and vegan diets .

Answer 1

make sure you are getting enough iodine (iodised table salt is a good source as the other main source is sea fish) and limit the amount of soy product that you eat as it is implicated in suppression of thyroid function

Answer 2

I&#039;m not a nutritionist but I think you would need iodine, thiamine, and choline. Also, don&#039;t eat junk food.

here&#039;s an article

http://www.prevention.com/cda/article/3-...

Answer 3

Go to a nutritionist.  They are trained in various illnesses including thyroid issues.  That&#039;s actually a rather common problem so there&#039;s a good chance that the nutritionist would be well educated in that area.  Nutritionists don&#039;t just know about what&#039;s healthy or how to lose weight.  They know about different diets for illnesses like diabetes, kidney disease, GERD, GI disorders, cancer, thyroid, liver disease, etc.  Believe me, us nutrition students have three different classes devoted completely to treating various disease states.

When you make an appointment you could even ask them to make note that you have an underactive thyroid and are a vegetarian transitioning into a vegan diet.  The nutritionist may be able to better prepare for your appointment.

However, one thing I will tell you is that nutritionists are not well educated in the extreme healthfulness of a veg*n diet.  If you run across a nutritionist who tries to persuade you to not follow that diet then go to a different nutritionist.