The Claim
Patients with autoimmune thyroid disease have significantly lower serum selenium levels compared to healthy individuals, irrespective of their thyroid hormone status, with mean serum selenium levels of 0.082 ± 0.053 μg/mL in hypothyroid patients and 0.081 ± 0.013 μg/mL in hyperthyroid patients, indicating that selenium deficiency is associated with the autoimmune process rather than thyroid hormone abnormalities.
What the research says
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People with autoimmune thyroid disease tend to have lower levels of selenium in their blood, whether their thyroid is underactive or overactive. This suggests the low selenium levels are linked to the autoimmune condition itself, not to whether the thyroid is producing too much or too little hormone.
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Patients with autoimmune thyroid disease exhibit significantly lower serum selenium levels regardless of whether they are hypothyroid or hyperthyroid, with mean levels of 0.082 ± 0.053 μg/mL and 0.081 ± 0.013 μg/mL respectively, suggesting selenium deficiency is associated with the autoimmune process itself rather than thyroid hormone status.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Serum Selenium Status in Autoimmune Thyroid Disorders: A Case-control Study
People with autoimmune thyroid problems, whether their thyroid is underactive or overactive, tend to have less selenium in their blood than healthy people. This suggests the low selenium is linked to the immune system attacking the thyroid, not to whether the thyroid is making too much or too little hormone.
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