The Claim

The presence of mercury in thyroid follicular cells is associated with aging, as individuals with detectable mercury have a significantly higher mean age (71 years) compared to those without detectable mercury (50 years) (p = 0.001).

Source: Mercury in the human thyroid gland: Potential implications for thyroid cancer, autoimmune thyroiditis, and hypothyroidism

What the research says

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Supports
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Correlation
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In plain English

People whose thyroid cells have mercury in them tend to be older—around 71 years on average—while those without mercury in their thyroid cells are younger, around 50 years old. This doesn’t mean mercury causes aging, but the two seem to show up together.

See the scientific wording

The presence of mercury in thyroid follicular cells is associated with aging, as individuals with detectable mercury had a mean age of 71 years compared to 50 years in those without mercury (p = 0.001).

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Mercury in the human thyroid gland: Potential implications for thyroid cancer, autoimmune thyroiditis, and hypothyroidism

    The study found that older people are much more likely to have mercury in their thyroid glands than younger people, which matches the claim that mercury builds up in the thyroid as we age.

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