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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.
Seafood. Fish, shrimp, and seaweed are great sources of iodine. You need iodine for a healthy thyroid, but avoid kelp if you have hyperthyroidism, when your thyroid makes too much of the hormone that controls your metabolism. Kelp is high in iodine and may make it worse.