Assignment | Vitamin D and Hypothyroidism

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Assignment | Vitamin D and Hypothyroidism

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Running Head: NUTRITION AND DIETETICSNutrition and dieteticsName of the StudentName of the University Author Note

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1NUTRITION AND DIETETICSThe assignment deals with the discussion on the topic “vitamin D and hypothyroidism”supporting with the different relevant research articles. As per the literature review, vitamin D inadequacy is associated with autoimmunedisease. This vitamin plays a key role in maintaining the balance between cell mediated (Th1)and the humoral (Th2) immune system by regulating the Th3 cells. In an experimental study,vitamin D deficiency resulted in low thyroid hormones. It means the vitamin has direct impact onthe thyroid gland1. According to the genetic studies both the thyroid hormone and the vitamin Dbind to the same steroid hormone receptors. This results in the autoimmune diseases, where adifferent gene in Vitamin D receptor has been found to predispose patients to Hashimoto’sthyroiditis and Graves’ disease. Grave’s disease is associated with the polymorphism in thevitamin D gene. Its deficiency directly modulates the Graves’ hyperthyroidism which may havebeen induced by the thyrotropin receptor immunization in a mice model. In the human mole itwas found that the inflammatory responses in T cells and human thyroid cells was inhibited bythe Vitamin D analog2.Many researchers studied the impact of the vitamin D on the thyroid physiology. It wasfound that the autoimmune thyroid disease is linked to vitamin D deficiency. This vitamin isfound to benefit the autoimmune-mediated thyroid dysfunction. The vitamin is found with little1Musa, I. R., Gasim, G. I., Khan, S., Ibrahim, I. A., Abo-alazm, H., & Adam, I. (2017). No Association between 25(OH) Vitamin D Level And Hypothyroidism among Females. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2017 Apr 15; 5 (2):126-130.2Musa, I. R., Gasim, G. I., Khan, S., Ibrahim, I. A., Abo-alazm, H., & Adam, I. (2017). No Association between 25(OH) Vitamin D Level And Hypothyroidism among Females. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2017 Apr 15; 5 (2):126-130.

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Assignment | Vitamin D and Hypothyroidism