DaveFoster
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After hearing Ray mention how the cold can significantly increase one's need for thyroid hormone, I researched the topic a little and found an interesting study on pigs, which I analyzed and posted on my blog.
Here's the summary of my findings of the study and a link to both the article and the study:
Here's Dr. Peat's video that inspired my investigation:
Cold Weather Wrecks Your Thyroid
Thyroid hormone metabolism after acclimatization to warm or cold temperature under conditions of high or low energy intake. - PubMed - NCBI
Here's the summary of my findings of the study and a link to both the article and the study:
- Researchers examined the effects of temperature and food intake on thyroid function in 4-week-old pigs over a period 6 weeks.
- They measured their thyroid hormones 16-21 hours after their last meal when the pigs reached 10 weeks old.
- They then measured the fractional disappearance rate of thyroid hormones, which shows represents how fast the body destroys its thyroid hormone, for example in extreme stress.
- They found that a high food intake increased the pigs’ production of thyroid hormones.
- Pigs destroyed their own thyroid hormones faster in cold temperatures.
- Cold temperatures and high caloric intakes significantly increased their needs for thyroid hormone.
Here's Dr. Peat's video that inspired my investigation:
Cold Weather Wrecks Your Thyroid
Thyroid hormone metabolism after acclimatization to warm or cold temperature under conditions of high or low energy intake. - PubMed - NCBI