Supplementation in autoimmune thyroid hashimoto’s disease. Vitamin D and selenium

Abstract

This review aims to present the importance of nutrients for thyroid health in light of autoimmune Hashimoto’s disease. Authors focus mainly on vitamin D and selenium function in the body, metabolism, serum concentration in patients, replenishment outcome after singular or combined the treatment and dose. Vitamin D is essential for immune regulation and yields inflammatory properties. Selenium plays an important role in thyroid metabolism by protecting it from oxidative damage during iodine metabolism and by taking part in thyroid hormone production. Hashimoto is a complex disease and cross-curricular therapies probably will find more interest than one-way therapy.