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This vitamin has been hailed for its health benefits. Among other things, it may also heal hypothyroidism.<\/p>\nThis vitamin has been hailed for its health benefits. Among other things, it may also heal hypothyroidism.<\/p>\n
But a new study in the journal BMC Endocrine Disorders<\/em> recognizes that all previous studies on this vitamin and hypothyroidism were small and unreliable.<\/p>\n So these researchers conducted a big study to put this vitamin to the test.<\/p>\n The answer? It works for some but not for others!<\/p>\n These researchers were particularly interested in the autoimmune version of hypothyroidism, where your thyroid is destroyed by your immune system, which mistakes it for something that might be harmful.<\/p>\n This is a pretty important question, because we often believe that autoimmune disorders are beyond our control.<\/p>\n They used data collected by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2007 and 2012. They analyzed data from a subset of 7,943 adults with an average age of 47.<\/p>\n They categorized the subjects\u2019 Vitamin D levels as optimal (30 or more ng\/mL), intermediate (20-30 ng\/mL), or deficient (less than 20 ng\/mL).<\/p>\n Within their subset, 614 of the subjects (7.7%) had autoimmune hypothyroidism.<\/p>\n What did the data tell them?<\/p>\n 1. 25.6% of those with hypothyroidism were deficient in Vitamin D, while only 20.6% of those without hypothyroidism were.<\/p>\n 2. Compared to those with optimal Vitamin D levels, those with intermediate levels were 70% more likely to have hypothyroidism.<\/p>\n 3. Compared to those with optimal Vitamin D levels, those with deficient levels were 60% more likely to have hypothyroidism.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n This shows that Vitamin D deficiency is definitely a risk factor for autoimmune hypothyroidism.<\/p>\n Based on these findings, the researchers recommend that populations at risk of hypothyroidism should have their Vitamin D levels checked and should be given supplements if necessary.<\/p>\n However, if your Vitamin D levels are not too low, there is no benefit from taking extra Vitamin D supplements.<\/p>\n\n