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The biggest problem with this test is that it lacks
scientific justification.
For example, Iodine is easily converted into iodide by
many substances such as vitamin C, glutathione, and
thiosulphate. Iodide naturally is completely colorless.
None of these reactions indicate an iodine deficiency.
It is just a natural chemical reaction.
But many people continue to use unscientific tests like
this one as a way to self diagnose. This is definitely a
problem, especially when it comes to iodine
supplementation.
While some scientists agree that 150 mcg (that’s
micrograms… not milligrams) is a safe amount of
iodine to take, many of the recommendations for iodine supplementation out there are a
recipe for iodine toxicity waiting to happen.
Most of the popular iodine supplements today are recommending the use of 12.5
milligrams or more. That’s 83 times the recommended daily allowance.
Many proponents of iodine therapy recommend as much as 50 milligrams to 100
milligrams of iodine daily which is 350 to 650 times the recommend daily allowance.
This is a sure way to develop iodine toxicity, which is well known to be quite dangerous
to your thyroid. An iodine excess like this can come with some pretty nasty side effects.
Aside from the array of degenerative diseases it can cause, too much iodine can
actually cause thyroiditis and can suppress your thyroid, making you even more
hypothyroid than you were to begin with.
There are plenty of studies that have demonstrated this:
Science. 1985 Oct 18;230(4723):325-7.
Induction of autoimmune thyroiditis in chickens by dietary iodine.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4048936
Excerpt: These results suggest that excessive consumption of iodine in the United
States may be responsible for the increased incidence of autoimmune thyroiditis.
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