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Exploration of the safe upper level of iodine intake in euthyroid Chinese adults: a randomized double-blind trial.

The American journal of clinical nutrition2012The record ↗

  1. Finding, very limited evidenceraisesSerum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)

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  • “In comparison with the placebo group, all iodide-supplemented groups responded with significant increases in median urinary iodine concentrations (P < 0.05) and in thyroid-stimulating hormone concentration (P < 0.05).”
    Study
    RCT
    Duration
    4 weeks
    Dose studied
    oral iodine supplement, 12 groups, doses 0 to 2000 μg/d
    Population
    Euthyroid Chinese adults; all iodide-supplemented dose groups (doses up to 2000 μg/d) compared with the placebo group

Study record

Design
randomised controlled trial
Species
human
Population
euthyroid adults in China
Participants
256
Comparator
placebo
Duration
28 days
Endpoints measured
6