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Effects · health adverse

Hyperthyroidism

Development or worsening of symptoms of increased thyroid function (rapid heartbeat, sweating, weight loss, tremor, anxiety) when taking supplements containing iodine or stimulating the thyroid gland.

Supplements
3
Practices
1
Habits
1
How we rate evidence

Probability — how likely the effect is to show up

  • Very high
  • High
  • Medium
  • Low

Evidence — where the data comes from

  • Scientific Meta-analyses and randomized trials
  • Clinical Clinical trials and practice
  • Animal research Animal studies
  • People reports User reports and anecdotes
  • Theoretical Mechanistic reasoning, not yet tested

Reported as a side effect of (5)

Probability Low 5
Evidence Clinical 3 People reports 1 Theoretical 1

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