21 Feb 2025 Nutrition Evidence Alert – February 2025 – Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis and Graves’ Disease
From our Expert Review Panel
The Influence of Nutritional Intervention in the Treatment of Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis-A Systematic Review in Nutrients. 2023. With Expert Review from Ana-Paula Agrela
Do Dietary Supplements Affect Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Antioxidant Status in Adults with Hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s Disease?-A Systematic Review of Controlled Trials in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland). 2023. With Expert Review from Ana-Paula Agrela
Does fluoride exposure affect thyroid function? A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis in Environmental Research. 2024. With Expert Review from Wilma Kirsten
We’ve got more expert reviews in the pipeline on autoimmune thyroid, including Grave’s Disease. Check here for updates.
Tickets for the 2025 NED Science Forum are on sale! Featuring the NED Editor-in-Chief Professor Justin Roberts, experienced nutritional therapist and educator Tanya Borowski and Director of the Nutritional Medicine Institution Ben Brown, among others, the event promises to be engaging and informative. Themes include The Battle of the Polyphenols and the Art and Science of Nutritional Therapy and Lifestyle Medicine. Get your ticket here now.
We continue our focus on the thyroid gland, this month presenting some of the nutrition and lifestyle science related to the autoimmune thyroid conditions of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Graves’ Disease. With a selection of reviews from our expert panel, 2 new NED Infobites and a reference library of nutrition science on this topic, there is much to dive into.
If thyroid is an area of interest for you, then please grab a ticket for the first BANT event of the year on this topic – in-person in Guildford and also available on-line. And if you are looking to get your learning/professional development off to a flying start in 2025, you can get event details and tickets for all BANT events in 2025 here.
Your Reference Library
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Effects of vitamin D supplementation on autoantibodies and thyroid function in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: A systematic review and meta-analysis in Medicine. 2023
Association between serum vitamin D level and Graves’ disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis in Nutrition Journal. 2024
Exploring the role of gut microbiota in autoimmune thyroid disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis in Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2023
Causal relationship between inflammatory cytokines and autoimmune thyroid disease: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization analysis in Frontiers in Immunology. 2024
The risk of thyroid cancer and sex differences in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, a meta-analysis in BMC Endocrine Disorders. 2024
Association between serum vitamin D level and Graves’ disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis in Nutrition Journal. 2024
Changes in bone density and microarchitecture following treatment of Graves’ disease and the effects of vitamin D supplementation. A randomized clinical trial in Osteoporosis International. 2024
Prevalence of thyroid autoantibody positivity in women with infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis in BMC Women’s Health. 2024
The impact of thyroid autoimmunity on pregnancy outcomes in women with unexplained infertility undergoing intrauterine insemination: a retrospective single-center cohort study and meta-analysis in Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2024
Effects of vitamin D supplementation on autoantibodies and thyroid function in patients with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: A systematic review and meta-analysis in Medicine. 2023
Exploring the role of gut microbiota in autoimmune thyroid disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis in Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2023
If you are looking for further NED value-added research on nutrition and thyroid health, you can find the full list here. Be sure to check out the Expert Opinion (in the orange box) and 3 highlighted articles based on your search.
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