Papers/PMID:15531495
The effects of vitamin A deficiency and vitamin A supplementation on thyroid function in goitrous children.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2004The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint
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1 finding
all-trans-retinol — decreases serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)
Very limitedEvidence strength: very limited. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Finding“During the intervention, mean thyroglobulin, median TSH, and the goiter rate significantly decreased in the VA-treated group compared with those in the placebo group (P < 0.01).”
Quoted verbatim from The effects of vitamin A deficiency and vitamin A supplementation on thyroid function in goitrous children.. - Study
- RCT
- Dose
- 200,000 IU vitamin A or placebo at 0 and 5 months
- Population
- Moroccan children with iodine deficiency disorders and vitamin A deficiency, all receiving iodized salt
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