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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2016

Evidence of impaired carbohydrate assimilation in euthyroid patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

S Heckl, C Reiners, A K Buck, A Schäfer, A Dick, M Scheurlen

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Article in European journal of clinical nutrition, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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S HecklDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
C ReinersDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
A K BuckDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
A SchäferDepartment of Internal Medicine II, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
A DickChildren's Hospital, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
M ScheurlenDepartment of Internal Medicine II, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
University of Würzburg · DEUniversitätsklinikum Würzburg · DE

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesHashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) represents a wide-spread autoimmune disease. In euthyroid patients with HT, an impaired assimilation of common carbohydrates has been observed. Our objectives were to compare the frequency of (1) fructose (FM), lactose (LM) and sorbitol malassimilation (SM), (2) gastrointestinal symptoms (GS) following carbohydrate ingestion and (3) recurrent GS relevant to the participants' daily lives. SUBJECTS/

methodsWe conducted a prospective case-control study of 45 ambulatory patients with HT and 38 healthy volunteers, matched with regard to age, gender and area of origin. Hydrogen breath tests with fructose, lactose, sorbitol and glucose were performed, the lactose testing additionally comprising measurements of capillary blood glucose (cBG). GS during the tests and recurrent GS concerning the participants' daily lives were assessed. A food-frequency questionnaire was administered.

resultsFM was diagnosed in 48.9% of patients compared with 26.3% of the control group (P=0.035). In all, 42.2% of patients with HT and 21.1% of healthy controls showed LM (P=0.04). FM and/or LM was present in 73.3% of the patients and in 42.1% of healthy controls (P=0.004). GS after the ingestion of fructose (P=0.003) or lactose (P=0.025) and recurrent GS were significantly more prevalent in the case group. The consumption of free fructose, lactose or sorbitol did not differ.

conclusionsCarbohydrate malassimilation and gastrointestinal complaints are frequent in euthyroid patients with HT, leading to novel clinical and pathophysiological considerations and concepts.

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AdultBlood GlucoseBreath TestsCase-Control StudiesDietary CarbohydratesDiet RecordsFemaleFructoseGastrointestinal DiseasesGlucoseHashimoto DiseaseHumansLactoseMalabsorption SyndromesMaleMiddle AgedBlood GlucoseDietary CarbohydratesFructoseGlucoseLactoseSorbitolSweetening Agents

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