Risks of Iodine Excess

• Published in: Endocrine reviews Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 858 - 879
• Main Authors: Sohn, Seo Young, Inoue, Kosuke, Rhee, Connie M, Leung, Angela M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 22.11.2024
• Subjects: Amiodarone; Blood levels; Contrast agents; Contrast media; Contrast Media - adverse effects; Dietary supplements; Food consumption; Food sources; Fortified foods; Health risks; Humans; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Iodides; Iodine; Iodine - administration & dosage; Iodine - adverse effects; Neonates; Oxidation; Populations; Synthesis; Thyrocytes; Thyroglobulin; Thyroid; Thyroid diseases; Thyroid Diseases - chemically induced; Thyroid Diseases - epidemiology; Thyroid gland; Thyroid-stimulating hormone; iodine deficiency; iodine; thyroid; iodine nutrition; iodine status

Abstract Iodine is a micronutrient that is required for thyroid hormone synthesis. The iodide cycle in thyroid hormone synthesis consists of a series of transport, oxidation, organification, and binding/coupling steps in thyroid follicular cells. Common sources of iodine include the consumption of a...