Re: goiter on high iodine - thyroid hypertrophy/regeneration?

[Guest guest]

> > LOW thyroid an low iodine are what cause goiter.

> This is not strictly true, while less common than iodine deficiency

> goiter, excess iodine can also cause goiters.

>

How? Does the thyroid grow in an attempt to use up (or store) the

extra iodine? Does this mean that thyroid could actually be prodded

(without using growth factors we don't know about) to regenerate if

the Hashi's autoimunity were shut down (and stayed that way..)

Jim

[Guest guest]

Jim,

I don't know how it happens. I've googled it and it does, that's all I

know. I'm sure you would understnd how if you read up on it.

sol

Jim Witte wrote:

>

>

>>> LOW thyroid an low iodine are what cause goiter.

>>>

>> This is not strictly true, while less common than iodine deficiency

>> goiter, excess iodine can also cause goiters.

>>

>>

> How? Does the thyroid grow in an attempt to use up (or store) the

> extra iodine? Does this mean that thyroid could actually be prodded

> (without using growth factors we don't know about) to regenerate if

> the Hashi's autoimunity were shut down (and stayed that way..)

>

> Jim

>

>

>