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Summary of Serum T4

Scientific Information on Serum T4

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Human Effect Matrix

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Grade Level of Evidence
Robust research conducted with repeated double-blind clinical trials
Multiple studies where at least two are double-blind and placebo controlled
Single double-blind study or multiple cohort studies
Uncontrolled or observational studies only
Level of Evidence
? The amount of high quality evidence. The more evidence, the more we can trust the results.
Supplement Magnitude of effect
? The direction and size of the supplement's impact on each outcome. Some supplements can have an increasing effect, others have a decreasing effect, and others have no effect.
Consistency of research results
? Scientific research does not always agree. HIGH or VERY HIGH means that most of the scientific research agrees.
Notes
grade-b
Iodine
Minor Moderate See all 5 studies
Supplemental iodine above 500µg appears to be capable of suppressing T4 to a small degree whereas lower doses are not associated with such an effect.
grade-b
Vitamin E
- High See all 5 studies
Although one study noted a decrease with 600 IU, future studies in similar persons with multiple doses have failed to replicate these observations.
grade-c
Zinc
Minor Very High See 2 studies
The decline in T4 hormone levels during prolonged exercise is abolished with supplementation of zin

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