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Verh Dtsch Ges Pathol. 1996;80:297-301.
[Spontaneous Hashimoto-like thyroiditis in cats].
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9065031
Excerpt: Animals with excess iodide intake, however, show an aggravation of the
autoimmune inflammatory activity.
Thyroid. 2001 May;11(5):427-36.
Iodine and thyroid autoimmune disease in animal models.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11396701
Excerpt: In general, iodine deficiency attenuates, while iodine excess accelerates
autoimmune thyroiditis in autoimmune prone individuals.
Excessive iodine was once used to treat hyper-thyroidism because of iodine’s ability to
suppress thyroid function. However, in hypothyroid people or people with normal thyroid
function, it has the same effect and can lower thyroid function far below normal.
Presse Med. 2002 Oct 26;31(35):1670-5.
[Hypothyroidism related to excess iodine].
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12448334
WOLFF-CHAIKOFF'S EFFECT: The thyroid gland has a capacity to reduce thyroid
hormone production in the presence of excess iodine by reducing the organification
of the iodine.
It’s well understood by science that getting some exposure to sunlight daily is essential
for your health. But it’s also understood that excessive sunlight can be very damaging to
your health. So, the idea that more is better doesn’t always hold true, especially when
related to health.
The same applies to iodine. A little iodine is essential for our health, but today we get
plenty of iodine from our food. Supplementing additional iodine will only cause more
damage to your health.
Excessive iodine can also suppress your TSH levels without stimulating your thyroid,
which is yet another reason you can’t rely on TSH testing. If you rely on TSH testing,
you may be falsely led to believe that iodine is working to your advantage when in
reality it is actually working against you and your thyroid.
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