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[davie1a]

What do you think?

Is Iodine supplementation pro aging since it acts as a precursor for T3 in the body and so can indirectly stimulate metabolism?

I have used Iodine tablets as a metabolic regulation supplement, which I found especially useful when dieting.

[Shepard]

Iodine makes you lean and able to withstand nuclear fallout.

Actually, I'm not entirely sure where I fall on the iodine standpoint. You might want to look into this further...if iodine caused you noticeable weight loss, you might have a deficiency. I've been looking into optimal daily intake the past few days and haven't reached a definite conclusion yet.

[davie1a]

Thanks treonsverdery, shepard and orthomolecular.

I ask the question mainly because I have seen pretty good results in my own supplementation and with others, but found it strange not to see it as a staple in most life extentionist's lists. I think a lot of people are deficient in Iodine, and its part of the weight gain or hypo thyroid problems people are afflicted with. Simple iodine supplementation may fix these problems in a good proportion of people without the need for additional T3 or T4.

[wayside]

Here's an interesting article on the current state of iodine in the USA:

http://www.saltinsti...letter_5-06.pdf

According to this article, it seems that because most salt is iodized, iodine is added to cow feed (and winds up in the milk), and many vitamins also contain it, iodine deficiency is a small problem, although the amount people get is dropping.

If none of these apply to where you live, or your diet is such that you never eat salt or dairy, it might be an issue.

[krillin]

Be careful with this stuff.

http://books.nap.edu...=10026&page=258

"Excess iodine can also produce goiter because large amounts inhibit intrathyroidal hormone production, again leading to increased TSH stimulation and thyroid growth."

"Chronic stimulation of the thyroid gland by TSH is known to produce thyroid neoplasms (Money and Rawson, 1950). High iodine intake has also been associated with increased risk of thyroid papillary cancer in humans (Franceschi, 1998; Lind et al., 1998)."

[ora101]

I have tried the iodine patch test. I think that works but some people don't agree.

As have I, although it certainly appears that it is not an erstwhile indicator of a deficiency in terms of how long it takes to disappear. I am more curious than anything; I'd also like to know more about Iodine as well and how it fits into the larger picture.