The Claim
Hyperthyroidism increases bone turnover, resulting in elevated serum alkaline phosphatase levels.
What the research says
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Hyperthyroidism leads to faster breakdown and rebuilding of bone, which causes higher levels of alkaline phosphatase in the blood.
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Hyperthyroidism increases bone turnover, resulting in elevated serum alkaline phosphatase levels.
Too much thyroid hormone speeds up both the breaking down and building up of bone, but the breaking down happens faster. This causes more bone cells to release alkaline phosphatase into the blood as they rebuild, raising its levels.
What the research says
3 studiesWhen people have an overactive thyroid, their bones break down and rebuild faster, which makes a certain blood marker (alkaline phosphatase) go up. This study found that hyperthyroid patients had much higher levels of this marker than healthy people, and when their thyroid was removed, their bones got stronger — proving the thyroid was causing the fast bone changes.
When the thyroid is overactive, it speeds up bone remodeling, causing more alkaline phosphatase to leak into the blood — this study found exactly that in men with hyperthyroidism.
This study found that too much thyroid hormone makes bones break down and rebuild faster, which is exactly what causes a certain blood marker (alkaline phosphatase) to go up. Even though they didn’t measure that exact marker, they measured another one that shows the same thing.
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