Risk of hypothyroidism in meat-eaters, fish-eaters, and vegetarians: a population-based prospective study
In the present study, we found a moderately higher risk of hypothyroidism among vegetarians, after controlling for BMI, a potential collider. This slightly higher risk of hypothyroidism among vegetarians requires further investigation, taking iodine status and thyroid hormone levels into account.
Authors
- Aedín Cassidy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0048-5602)
- Alysha S Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9863-4017)
- Tilman Kühn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7702-317X)
- Martin Světnička (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3712-9583)
- Cornelia Weikert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1756-0146)
- Jan Gojda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7995-5947)
- Martina Gaggl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3422-2245)
- Reynalda Córdova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7781-6433)
- William R. Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6326-3885)
- Sven Knüppel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9006-9906)
- Catharina J. Candussi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9885-9878)
Institutions
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Charles University (CZ)
- University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady (CZ)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04045-7
- Primary Topic
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, UK Government
- UK Research and Innovation
- Universität Wien