The Claim
Among overweight adults with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, a high prevalence of lactase deficiency (83%) is observed in those with elevated autoantibodies, suggesting a potential link between carbohydrate malabsorption, gut metabolism, and autoimmune thyroid activity mediated by ChREBP pathways.
What the research says
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In people who are overweight and have Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, many of those with high levels of immune antibodies also can’t digest milk sugar well — this might mean that trouble digesting carbs is connected to how the immune system attacks the thyroid, possibly through a specific biological pathway called ChREBP.
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In overweight adults with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a high prevalence (83%) of lactase deficiency is observed among those with elevated autoantibodies, suggesting a potential link between carbohydrate malabsorption, gut metabolism, and autoimmune thyroid activity via ChREBP pathways.
What the research says
1 studyIn people with an overactive immune system attacking the thyroid, many also can't digest sugar properly. When they ate fewer carbs, their immune markers improved, suggesting that sugar digestion problems might be tied to thyroid inflammation.
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