Iodine and Iodine for Thyroid dysfunction (excess)
Each entry’s own grades, side by side. A grade says how strong the evidence is for one outcome — it does not rank one entry over the other.
Compound or practice
Iodine
Essential for thyroid hormone — a deficiency to prevent (iodized salt) and an excess that can itself cause thyroid trouble.
Grade B2 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
Evidence brief
Iodine for Thyroid dysfunction (excess)
Evidence grade B — Too much also harms
Grade B1 graded outcomerevised Jul 10, 2026
Assembled by the app from other entries in this library. It adds no evidence of its own — follow the links to the entries it draws on.
Graded in both
Outcomes are matched by name. Two entries can describe the same outcome in different words, so one listed further down may still be graded in the other.
| Outcome | Iodine | Iodine for Thyroid dysfunction (excess) |
|---|---|---|
| Thyroid dysfunction (excess) | Evidence grade BModerate effecthighToo much also harms | Evidence grade BModerate effecthighToo much also harms |
Graded only in Iodine
- Deficiency disorders / fetal cognition Large effectEvidence grade A
Graded only in Iodine for Thyroid dysfunction (excess)
None — every outcome it grades is graded in both.
What each entry says about the other
- Iodine for Thyroid dysfunction (excess)’s entry · Goes with: Read the full Iodine monograph
Both columns are read from the entries as they stand in this library. A comparison is not advice to take either one, and it is no substitute for a clinician who knows the person.