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If this were true, it would mean that people with hypothyroidism could simply supplement iodine rather than needing to replace the hormones.
by philwelch 3y ago
If this were true, it would mean that people with hypothyroidism could simply supplement iodine rather than needing to replace the hormones.
- phkahler 3y agoFor some symptoms it may be true, for others not? Some hypothyroidism can be fixed by supplementing iodine. Some are due to other causes. Also, some of the things thyroid hormone seems to do can also be achieved by iodine supplements, and some not. It's very complicated.
- philwelch 3y agoIn that case the thyroid is not, in fact, “simply” a mechanism to store and distribute iodine, is it?