Glasgow University and Napiers Kelp research for iodine and thyroid

[Peony88]

Came across this article napiers.net/media/napiers-s...

Has anyone who does not have the autoimmune thyroid disease tried Napiers Kelp?

[Clutter]

Peony88, This isn't research, it's a Napiers promotion for Napiers Seagreens Organic Hebridean Kelp capsules. The first reference appended has nothing to do with iodine and doesn't even mention iodine. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/218...

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to Clutter]

In that advertisement, the company lists trace elements. Whilst pleased to see that, note how they switch back and forth between milligrams and micrograms without any apparent justification. It is common in science, and especially in medicine, to choose the units so that decimal points are not required. That is done to make life easy and in an attempt to avoid confusion and error. They positively choose to use them.

See how 0.03mg of Boron changes to 30 micrograms. And 0.075mcg of Selenium changes to 75 nanograms. Funny that 75 MICROGRAMS is a common enough suggestion for a low-dose selenum supplement. If I suggested the choice of units and typography were intended to mislead, would that be going too far? I think it wouldn't.

Trace elements (as in advert)

Boron 0.03mg,

Cobalt 2.7mcg,

Fluorine 0.1mg,

Iodine 350mcg,

Iron 350mcg,

Manganese 0.015mg,

Molybdenum 0.325mcg,

Selenium 0.075mcg,

Silicon 0.5mg,

Vanadium 1.15mcg,

Zinc 20mcg

VERSUS

Trace elements (as revised by me)

Boron 30 micrograms

Cobalt 2,700 nanograms

Fluorine 100 micrograms

Iodine 350 micrograms

Iron 350 micrograms

Manganese 15 micrograms

Molybdenum 325 nanograms,

Selenium 75 nanograms,

Silicon 500 micrograms,

Vanadium 1,150 nanograms,

Zinc 20 micrograms