Guest guest Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 , You wrote: > > Chuck, is this the study that was found to be invalid because of a > misunderstanding of the actual quantity of iodine the Japenese were > consuming? > . > > > Nagataki, S., Shizume, K., Nakao, K., /Thyroid Function in Chronic > > Excess Iodide Ingestion: Comparison of Thyroidal Absolute Iodine > > Uptake and Degradation of Thyroxine in Euthyroid Japanese Subjects/, > > J. Clin Endo: 27:638-647, 1967. The study was valid; it was Abraham's interpretation that was wrong. The paper said that the daily average consumption of kelp was 4.6 g. However, this was wet kelp. The iodine content of kelp is listed as 0.3%, but that is for dried kelp. Abraham took 4.6 g x 0.3% to get 13.8 mg of iodine per day, when the real value is less than 0.5 mg. Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 That's one of the reasons I hate to try to research anything that Abraham, Flechas or Brownstein write. You never know when you've getting good data or bogus data. In the one paper I recently mentioned Abraham repeatedly refers to the high consumption of iodine by the Japanese; and he then cites the Nagataki, S., Shizume, K., Nakao, K paper as an authoritative source. Muchas Gracias, .. .. > > Posted by: " Chuck B " gumboyaya@... > <mailto:gumboyaya@...?Subject=%20Re%3AKelp%20Swelling> > gumbo482001 <gumbo482001> > > > Sun Dec 7, 2008 4:37 pm (PST) > > , > > You wrote: > > > > Chuck, is this the study that was found to be invalid because of a > > misunderstanding of the actual quantity of iodine the Japenese were > > consuming? > > . > > > > > Nagataki, S., Shizume, K., Nakao, K., /Thyroid Function in Chronic > > > Excess Iodide Ingestion: Comparison of Thyroidal Absolute Iodine > > > Uptake and Degradation of Thyroxine in Euthyroid Japanese Subjects/, > > > J. Clin Endo: 27:638-647, 1967. > > The study was valid; it was Abraham's interpretation that was wrong. The > paper said that the daily average consumption of kelp was 4.6 g. > However, this was wet kelp. The iodine content of kelp is listed as > 0.3%, but that is for dried kelp. Abraham took 4.6 g x 0.3% to get 13.8 > mg of iodine per day, when the real value is less than 0.5 mg. > > Chuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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