Story highlights Saldana's sister and mother also have the diseaseShe said she has changed her diet(CNN) "Star Trek Beyond" star Zoe Saldana has revealed that she has an autoimmune disease. Saldana said during an interview with The Edit that she has Hashimoto's thyroiditis. A self-proclaimed foodie, Saldana said she had a great time eating in her twenties. "Your body doesn't have the energy it needs to filter toxins, causing it to believe that it has an infection, so it's always inflamed," Saldana said. Saldana's sister and mother also suffer from the disease.

Source: CNN July 21, 2016 20:03 UTC