[deleted] t1_j94r1gi wrote on February 19, 2023 at 5:50 AM

I know this answer: It's far more prevalent in the sea than anywhere else, and diminishes in concentration as you move inland. Many inland regions, especially mountainous regions were traditionally so deficient in iodine that many people suffered from extreme deficiency.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congenital_iodine_deficiency_syndrome

[deleted] t1_j94piz8 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 5:34 AM

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Patak4 t1_j94pcru wrote on February 19, 2023 at 5:32 AM

Reply to comment by kuh-tea-uh in Why are fevers cyclical? by Key-Marionberry-9854

Defintely every few hours for a cycle. Tylenol will dampen the ups and downs

geistererscheinung OP t1_j94p4o2 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 5:30 AM

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Thank you for your answer. Kinda cool how isolated the thyroid is...yet how tightly controlled the process must be.

geistererscheinung OP t1_j94owd9 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 5:27 AM

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Thank you for your answer. I'll try to read that article soon. Thyroids are turning out to be really interesting biochemically!

geistererscheinung OP t1_j94ootq wrote on February 19, 2023 at 5:25 AM

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Elemental iodine? In my thyroid?? Wow, that's really cool. Wikipedia said that the iodation of tyrosine by elemental iodine is a really streamlined process, indicating how T3 and T4 evolved.... Thank you for your answer!

geistererscheinung OP t1_j94ogzz wrote on February 19, 2023 at 5:23 AM

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Thank you for your response. I'll try to look over that article. The reactivity/antioxidant part is especially interesting.

buddha3434 t1_j94n6bn wrote on February 19, 2023 at 5:09 AM

Reply to If a human being is bleeding internally say in their mouth or stomach would they still have a risk of anemia? by Robbeee

GI tract, yes, the blood will mostly leave your body. Other “internal” bleeding (say, subcutaneous hematoma from trauma to a blood vessel), you can become anemic but the iron is mostly reabsorbed, so you will not be iron deficient.

kuh-tea-uh t1_j94msj7 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 5:06 AM

Reply to comment by fack_yuo in Why are fevers cyclical? by Key-Marionberry-9854

How long does a fever cycle typically last? Are we talking like every 15 minutes, or every few hours?

Psychological_Lion38 t1_j94m1x1 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:58 AM

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I don’t have anything to add to this. But wow. I hope to be as knowledgeable in a topic as you are one day. Very well put (granted I don’t really understand a lot of the technical terms). But yea man, keep it up!

[deleted] t1_j94lx7s wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:57 AM

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Fish_On_again t1_j94lrgk wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:56 AM

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Temperatures are relative. There are many places on this planet where water in its molten state is very rare at times.

[deleted] t1_j94lgno wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:53 AM

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[deleted] t1_j94le73 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:52 AM

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[deleted] t1_j94kwyp wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:47 AM

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beyardo t1_j94jip4 wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:34 AM

Reply to comment by LivingDegree in If a human being is bleeding internally say in their mouth or stomach would they still have a risk of anemia? by Robbeee

Should be noted that anemia of chronic disease is separate from chronic blood loss anemia, although IBD can cause both. Anemia of chronic disease is a result of chronic inflammation decreasing your body’s synthesis of RBCs, while blood loss anemia like that seen in chronic bleeding is a result of losing blood

geistererscheinung OP t1_j94j6pw wrote on February 19, 2023 at 4:31 AM

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Why not use a big ol' peptide like insulin ? In any case, that's an interesting observation -- you gotta make your metabolic signaling unambiguous.

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