Is this just a stage during adapting to LCHF ?

several of my relatives have failed thyroids, none of them eat a low carb diet, so I am more inclined to think that it is genetic.

fendertele said:

https://blog.paleohacks.com/how-keto-can-kill-your-thyroid/
https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/lchf/are-keto-and-low-carb-suitable-for-people-with-thyroid-disease
https://chriskresser.com/is-a-low-carb-diet-ruining-your-health/

Is just a few but theres many more, just wondered if there was any truth to this and if so how to combat it so i can continue on this diet as other poster mentioned hypo and type can go hand and hand and along with other hormonal issues may be the reason for quite a few of my issues.

Reason im asking here is due to previous thyroid readings being in the moderate/low range and because of this Doctor didnt feel need to do anything regarding it so would like to tackle it myself with diet/supps etc if this diet is possibly exacerbating it.

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I’ve just looked at the first link and the paragraph “The thyroid needs glucose to produce its hormones T3 and T4, and to convert these hormones from inactive to active form. When not enough carbs are present, hormone production and conversion slows, which can worsen a hypothyroid condition, including those caused by autoimmune thyroid disease. (5)”. The reference takes you to this https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25465604/ which discusses thyroid volume and glucose dysfunction such as diabetes. It does not discuss the claim above. This has already discredited the article in my view.

edit the next claim “The other problem with carbs is that cutting them suddenly from the diet – as tends to happen when making an abrupt dietary shift like starting a ketogenic diet – can trigger the production of another thyroid hormone known as Reverse T3. If it sounds like the opposite of T3, the primary energy-boosting thyroid hormone, it is. (6)” has the link https://www.sciencedirect.com/sdfe/pdf/download/eid/3-s2.0-B9780323048415500637/first-page-pdf which mentions nothing about diet or carbs let alone keto.
I won’t be bothering to read it further

fendertele said:

https://blog.paleohacks.com/how-keto-can-kill-your-thyroid/
https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/lchf/are-keto-and-low-carb-suitable-for-people-with-thyroid-disease
https://chriskresser.com/is-a-low-carb-diet-ruining-your-health/

Is just a few but theres many more, just wondered if there was any truth to this and if so how to combat it so i can continue on this diet as other poster mentioned hypo and type can go hand and hand and along with other hormonal issues may be the reason for quite a few of my issues.

Reason im asking here is due to previous thyroid readings being in the moderate/low range and because of this Doctor didnt feel need to do anything regarding it so would like to tackle it myself with diet/supps etc if this diet is possibly exacerbating it.

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The middle link actually says it can be help the only caveat is not to go below 20g per day. As most people hit ketosis at this level or higher there shouldn’t be too much conflict between thyroid and low carb according to this.