Sentences with phrase «urinary iodine levels»

Vegan diets do not contain dairy products and may be the reason for the vegans» lower urinary iodine levels, although it is reassuring that these were not associated with thyroid dysfunction.

There are advocates in the U.S., such as Dr. David Brownstein in Michigan, who argues that some people benefit by taking doses in the 30,000 to 50,000 mcg per day range (monitored with urinary iodine levels).

A series of studies conducted by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) demonstrate that urinary iodine levels have rapidly declined since the 1970s.

Not exact matches

In fact, groups with the aforementioned thyroid diseases, as well as individuals with positive TG or TPO antibodies, have been demonstrated to exhibit significantly higher levels of urinary iodine, the main indicator of iodine nutritional status, compared to healthy controls (3).

Urinary iodine is the most reliable measure of iodine levels in the body.