HealthMap

Iodine toxicity - connections

Iodine toxicity ->

• Affects: Population (Polarity: negative; Scope: most people)

Goiter - connections

-> Goiter

• Bromine, Fluoride, Lithium, PABA - Associated With (Level: high)
• Iodine - Associated With (Level: high; Degree: very)
• Iodine - Associated With (Level: low)
• Iodine - Causes (Amount: inadequate; Duration: long-standing; Modality: may)
• Goitrogenic foods - Causes (Amount: large; Modality: may)
• Iodine - Causes (Amount: too much; Frequency: rare; Modality: can; Mechanism: diminished thyroid uptake; Duration: ongoing overdose)
• Potassium iodide - Causes (Frequency: rarely; Modality: may)

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)