This story is nuts in so many ways that I don’t know where to begin. There only truth is buried in the bottom.
“Chemicals added to nuts and processed foods, such as cured meat, canned meat, pickled fruit and vegetables, and foods high in iodine can also affect thyroid secretion, Chou said. Controling one’s diet is necessary to balance thyroid function”
It is the typical Taiwanese media anecdotal “evidence” based useless and dangerous medical “advice”, trumpeted to promote a particular hospital, clinic or doctor. Best to ignore it.