The Claim

In patients with thyroid diseases, lower concentrations of iodine, selenium, and zinc within thyroid tissue are associated with higher serum TSH levels, suggesting a relationship between thyroid function and trace element homeostasis in diseased tissue.

Source: The TSH-Dependent Variation of the Essential Elements Iodine, Selenium and Zinc within Human Thyroid Tissues

What the research says

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In plain English

In people with thyroid diseases, higher levels of TSH in the blood are linked to lower amounts of iodine, selenium, and zinc in the thyroid tissue, indicating that thyroid function may be related to the balance of these trace elements.

See the scientific wording

In patients with thyroid diseases, serum TSH levels are associated with variations in iodine, selenium, and zinc concentrations within thyroid tissue, with lower concentrations of these elements observed in individuals with higher TSH levels, suggesting a potential link between thyroid function and trace element homeostasis in diseased tissue.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: The TSH-Dependent Variation of the Essential Elements Iodine, Selenium and Zinc within Human Thyroid Tissues

    When the thyroid is working harder (shown by high TSH levels), it has less of the important minerals iodine, selenium, and zinc inside it — like a car running fast but running out of fuel.

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