Research
Plant-based dairy swaps may leave a key nutrient behind
Earth.com · By Sanjana Gajbhiye ·
The Brief
- In the UK, dairy is one of the main sources of iodine, a mineral the body uses to make thyroid hormones.
- Most plant-based dairy alternatives contain very little iodine.
- The available excerpt of the Earth.com report does not give details of the new study it mentions.
Why it matters
Readers who replace dairy with plant-based milk, yogurt or cheese may lose a key source of iodine, which the thyroid needs to make its hormones.
Who’s affected
- people in the UK who rely on dairy for iodine
- people switching to plant-based milk, yogurt or cheese
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- #iodine
- #plant-based
- #dairy
- #thyroid
Plant-based milk, yogurt and cheese make it easy to cut back on dairy without rethinking every meal. In the UK, though, dairy is one of the main places people get iodine, a mineral the body uses to make thyroid hormones . Most plant-based versions contain very little of it. A new…