Guide To Iodine Deficiency Symptoms

Hair Loss

A certain amount of hair loss is normal because the body sheds hair for new growth to occur. However, hair follicles require thyroid hormones to keep regenerating new hair. When iodine levels are low, new hair growth does not occur because the hair follicles can no longer regenerate once the old hair has fallen from the follicle. As other hair is shed and new growth does not occur, patients may notice thinning or loss of hair. Some studies have shown hair loss is more likely to occur from an iodine deficiency in individuals who have a genetic predisposition for hair loss in general.

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