Awareness Week

International Thyroid Awareness Week

May 25 – 31, 2026 Recurs yearly

Multigenerational family preparing a nutritious meal, representing the relationship between nutrition and thyroid health across the lifespan.

2026 Theme

Thyroid and Nutrition

Campaign Description

International Thyroid Awareness Week is an annual global campaign that raises awareness of thyroid disorders, promotes early recognition of symptoms, encourages timely diagnosis, and supports access to appropriate treatment and ongoing care.

Theme Focus

“Thyroid and Nutrition” focuses on the relationship between nutrition and thyroid health, including the nutrients required for normal thyroid function and the ways nutritional needs can vary across different stages of life.

The 2026 campaign particularly highlights key micronutrients such as iodine, selenium, zinc, iron and vitamin D, as well as changing dietary patterns and lifestyle habits. It also considers the relationship between nutrition and thyroid conditions, including how nutritional factors may interact with thyroid function and autoimmunity.

Importantly, the theme is not a message that particular foods or supplements can prevent or cure thyroid disease. Rather, it encourages better understanding of the nutritional factors involved in thyroid health and the importance of appropriate, evidence-based nutrition.

Key Priorities

  • Improve public understanding of thyroid health and nutrition
  • Highlight the role of iodine in thyroid hormone production
  • Promote awareness of other important micronutrients, including selenium, zinc, iron and vitamin D
  • Address nutritional needs across different life stages
  • Encourage healthy, balanced dietary patterns
  • Improve awareness of the relationship between nutrition and thyroid conditions
  • Help people distinguish evidence-based nutrition advice from unsupported supplement claims
  • Promote appropriate evaluation of suspected thyroid disorders
  • Encourage timely diagnosis and treatment of thyroid disease
  • Pay particular attention to nutritional needs during pregnancy, childhood and older age
  • Improve thyroid-health education among the public and healthcare professionals
  • Address nutritional and healthcare inequalities that can affect thyroid health

Key Concepts

  • Thyroid
  • Thyroid gland
  • Thyroid health
  • Thyroid hormones
  • Thyroxine
  • T4
  • Triiodothyronine
  • T3
  • TSH
  • Nutrition
  • Micronutrients
  • Iodine
  • Iodized salt
  • Selenium
  • Zinc
  • Iron
  • Vitamin D
  • Thyroid hormone synthesis
  • Metabolism
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Hyperthyroidism
  • Autoimmune thyroid disease
  • Hashimoto's thyroiditis
  • Graves' disease
  • Goiter
  • Thyroid nodules
  • Thyroid function tests
  • Thyroid antibodies
  • Nutritional deficiency
  • Pregnancy and thyroid health
  • Childhood thyroid health
  • Healthy ageing
  • Dietary supplements

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