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Foods to be avoided by Hypothyroid Patients. Millet. Patients with hypothyroidism should avoid millet, which may be contained in cruciferous vegetables. Millet interferes with your body's iodine uptake, which is already damaged due to your thyroid condition.
People who are taking thyroid medications should avoid foods made of soy because soy can interfere with the proper absorption of the medicine. While soy does not have to be avoided completely, patients taking thyroid medicines should wait at least four hours after taking the medicine to eat any soy products.