The use of konjac glucomannan to lower serum thyroid hormones in hyperthyroidism

Azezli, Adil; Bayraktaroglu, Taner; Orhan, Yusuf

doi:10.1080/07315724.2007.10719645

The use of konjac glucomannan to lower serum thyroid hormones in hyperthyroidism

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Azezli A. D., Bayraktaroglu T., Orhan Y.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION, cilt.26, sa.6, ss.663-668, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07315724.2007.10719645
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NUTRITION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.663-668
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Patients with hyperthyroidism occasionally need rapid restoration to the euthyroid state. In wiew of the increased enterohepatic circulation of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine T3) in thyrotoxicosis, and metabolic effects of konjac glucomannan in gastrointestinal system, we aimed to determine the activity of glucomannan in treatment of hyperthyroidism.