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Intersting article of Biotin and Thyroid tests!

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This popped up on my news feed elsewhere! "A sizeable proportion of people use cosmetic products containing enough biotin to interfere with several laboratory measurements, including those of thyroid function, new research finds. " From medscape.com/viewarticle/97...

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Thank you.

The comments are worth reading too, especially the one by Dr Saleh Aldasouqi.

There are a couple of threads on this subject with links to other articles about biotin :

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu......

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Hedgeree

Hi Digger0,

I think we've both posted the same article!

I did so a few hours before 😊 Can't do a link as I don't know how 🤣

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To copy/paste a link

youtube.com/watch?v=fKIS5SX...

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Hedgeree in reply toshaws

Thanks shaws! I'll have a go!

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Digger0

All or nothing! I had not seen your post :)

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