The Claim
Bile salts increase the deiodination of thyroxine (T4) to triiodothyronine (T3) in peripheral tissues, resulting in elevated serum concentrations of T3.
What the research says
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Bile salts enhance the conversion of the thyroid hormone T4 into the more active form, T3, in tissues outside the thyroid gland, leading to higher levels of T3 in the blood.
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Bile salts increase the deiodination of T4 to T3 in peripheral tissues, elevating serum concentrations of the more potent thyroid hormone.
What the research says
1 studyThe study didn’t test bile salts — it tested a drug that blocks the conversion of T4 to T3. That drug made less T3, which is the opposite of what the claim says bile salts do. So the study actually contradicts the claim.
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