Commercial pet foods have more than
enough dietary iodine to support thyroid gland health, but many homemade diets may not be properly balanced and may be lacking in iodine, leading to hypothyroidism.
If you're eating lots of cruciferous plants on a daily basis, make sure you're also getting
enough dietary iodine from fish and seaweed, since cruciferous vegetables may be linked to thyroid cancer in those who are already iodine deficient [25].