careful! Eating rock salt and rose salt will cause iodine deficiency and obesity

Rich ladies love to eat imported rock salt, rose salt and other refined salts, but be careful as this may not help you stay healthy, but may lead to "endogenous obesity" due to iodine deficiency! Doctors point out that imported rock salt and rose salt lack iodine and long-term consumption can easily cause hypothyroidism and obesity. It is recommended that people drink at least 2000cc of water every day to increase their basal metabolic rate, and adjust their eating habits to increase their vegetable intake, and walk for 30 minutes every day to achieve healthy and effective weight loss. (Video/Photographer Huang Zhiwen)

Chinese people love to eat refined salt, such as rock salt and rose salt, but they often suffer from hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency. (Photo by Zhang Shijie)

Dr. Lin Yannong from the Obesity Prevention and Treatment Center of Taipei Municipal Wan Fang Hospital pointed out that obesity is divided into two types. The first type is endogenous obesity, such as hereditary, genetic, and pathological factors, which accounts for 3 to 5% of the obese population; the second type is exogenous obesity, such as high-calorie diet and poor eating habits, which accounts for 95 to 97% of the obese population.

It is worth noting that in addition to heredity and genes, endogenous obesity can also be caused by taking birth control pills or antipsychotic drugs. Hypothyroidism is also an endogenous obesity caused by insufficient iodine intake, which leads to a decrease in metabolism. If the condition is serious, it is recommended to discuss it with a doctor or pharmacist immediately and consider switching to other medications to improve the risk of obesity.

Many people mistakenly believe that eating refined salt is healthier, but they often ignore the possibility of iodine deficiency, which can lead to hypothyroidism and endogenous obesity. The daily iodine requirement of Chinese people is 100 to 200mcg. Traditional iodized salt contains 20 to 50 micrograms of iodine per gram. The daily sodium requirement of 2400mg is equivalent to 5 grams of salt. If you eat 5 grams of iodized salt every day, you can meet the daily iodine and sodium intake.

However, the rock salt and rose salt that have become popular in recent years do not contain additional iodine, and may instead easily cause iodine-deficiency-induced hypothyroidism. Hypothyroidism is more common after menopause. If hypothyroidism occurs before the age of 45, it is mostly caused by "eating too much salt", which makes it difficult to lose weight and causes symptoms of endogenous obesity "hypothyroidism" such as edema and puffiness.

Clinically, symptoms of hypothyroidism include: being easily afraid of cold, constipation, puffiness, listlessness, irregular menstruation, limb muscle weakness, muscle pain, cramps, lack of sleep, rough skin, dry and coarse hair, facial and body edema, hoarseness, depression, infertility, etc.

Surveys have found that there are far more women with hypothyroidism than men, and the chance of developing the disease increases with age. Hypothyroidism usually occurs gradually, and the symptoms are not obvious. Mild patients may not even feel any symptoms. If the thyroid gland is under-functioning, thyroid hormone supplements can be given to increase the metabolic rate and solve the problem of obesity.

Doctors remind that to prevent hypothyroidism and obesity, you must pay attention to the iodine intake in your food, but it is not recommended to eat too much kelp and various popular seaweeds on the market, because excessive iodine intake will cause immune system disorders, resulting in repeated recurrence of the dilemma of not being able to lose weight.