2006 July, J. P. Walsh et al., “Small Changes in Thyroxine Dosage Do Not Produce Measurable Changes in Hypothyroid Symptoms, Well-Being, or Quality of Life: Results of a Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial,†in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 91(7):2624-2630Outcome measures included visual analog scales assessing well-being (the primary endpoint) and hypothyroid symptoms, quality of life instruments (General Health Questionnaire 28, Short Form 36, and Thyroid Symptom Questionnaire), cognitive function tests, and treatment preference.
2007 T. Allen and S. V. Rana, “Effect of n-propylthiouracil or thyroxine on arsenic trioxide toxicity in the liver of rat,†in Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 21(3):194-203It is concluded that hypothyroid condition protects against As(III) toxicity.
Having hypothyroidism
Carl Lewis is hypothyroid.
2005 Verónica M. Tenorio-Velázquez, et al., “Hypothyroidism attenuates protein tyrosine nitration, oxidative stress and renal damage induced by ischemia and reperfusion: effect unrelated to antioxidant enzymes activities,†in BioMed Central Nephrology 6:12Four groups of rats were studied: Control (CT), sham operated animals; hypothyroid (HTX), rats subjected to thyroidectomy; ischemia and reperfusion (IR), rats submitted to IR; and HTX+IR, rats subjected to HTX plus IR.
