HealthMap

Iodine deficiency - connections

Iodine deficiency ->

• Causes: Hypothyroidism (Timing: eventually)
• Recognized In: Canada, United States (Polarity: negative; Status: officially; Since: introduction of iodized table salt)

-> Iodine deficiency

• Bromine - Causes (Progression: progressive; Pathway: reduced thyroid uptake)
• Iodized table salt - Prevents (Context: Canada and United States)

Benign prostatic hypertrophy - connections

Benign prostatic hypertrophy ->

• Associated With: Zinc (Frequency: at times; Level: below normal; Scope: only enlarged prostate)
• Associated With: Zinc (Frequency: sometimes; State: below normal)
• Is A: Prostate enlargement (Cancerous: false)
• Requires: Nutritional supplements for BPH (Frequency: frequently; Aspect: symptom control; Scope: additional prostate-specific remedies)

-> Benign prostatic hypertrophy

• Phytosterols - Alleviates (Study subject: human; Degree: good; Aspect: symptoms)
• Patented remedy - Approved For (Timing: initially)
• Zinc - Associated With (Level: below normal; Location: cellular; Frequency: often)
• Zinc - Benefits (Modal: may; Amount: extra)
• B-complex - Benefits (Modal: may; Amount: increased; Includes: potassium)
• Declining testosterone/estrogen ratio - Causes (Importance: major; Stage: development)
• Prostatitis - Encompasses (Time: over the years; Inclusion: also)
• Sulforaphane - Prevents (Modal: may; Evidence: clinical studies)
• Phytosterols, Saw Palmetto - Recommended For (Frequency: routinely; Purpose: symptomatic treatment)
• Milk thistle - Resolves (Aspect: symptoms; Combined with: zinc if required and potassium; Dose: 250-500 mg/day)
• Chelated Zinc - Shrinks (Dose: 10-100 mg; Basis: depending on deficiency; Condition: nutritional remedies used)
• Milk thistle - Treats (Frequency: frequently; Success: effective; Condition: history of prostatitis permits potassium but not zinc)
• Ginseng, Melatonin, Nettle Root, Pumpkin Seed Oil, Pygeum, Saw Palmetto, Vitamin A - Treats (Modal: may; Combined with: chelated zinc formulation)
• Sulforaphane - Treats (Modal: may; Evidence: clinical studies)
• Zinc - Treats (Modal: may; Method: supplementation; Benefit: indicated)
• Additional zinc intake - Treats (Modality: may)
• Plant extracts - Treats (Outcome: successful; Scope: some cases)
• Zinc - Used With Caution For (Condition: history of prostatitis; Recommendation: caution)
• Vitamin C - Worsens (Dose: higher)
• Cold and allergy medications - Worsens (Evidence: reputation; Aspect: symptoms; Scope: many)

Iodine supplementation - connections

Iodine supplementation ->

• Normalizes: Thyroid gland (Scope: most individuals on hypothyroid medication; Simplicity: simply; Dose: extra; Certainty: could)
• Prevents: Mental retardation (Certainty: could have; Population: children; Condition: large goitrogen intake)
• Triggers: Hyperthyroidism (Amount: RDA or RDI; Condition: long-standing iodine deficiency; Frequency: rare; Modality: can)

-> Iodine supplementation

• Population - Benefits From (Proportion: large; Addition: dietary amounts)