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The body doesn't require much iodine. You can easily get it from iodized table salt or the foods you eat.
If you believe you are suffering from an iodine deficiency, see your doctor and schedule blood work before trying artificial supplements.
Note, most multivitamins contain more than enough iodine to keep the body happy. So, if you already take a multivitamin, it is unlikely you have an iodine deficiency.
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| Iodine |
| Also known as : (nothing else)
USRDA : trace amounts
Sources: Iodine can be found in the following foods:
- asparagus (1 cup canned, drained - 46 calories) (Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce)
- fish (3 oz haddock filet, grilled or broiled - 95 calories) (Ginger Broiled Haddock)
- garlic (1 clove, raw - 4 calories) (Garlic Shrimp)
- iodized salts
- kelp (2 tbsp raw, sea kelp - 4 calories)
- lima beans (1 cup thin, seeded, baby boiled without salt - 229 calories) (Confetti Salad)
- mushrooms (1 cup sliced, raw Enoki - 29 calories) (Singapore Salmon Salad)
- seafood (3 oz northern lobster, boiled - 83 calories)
- sesame seeds (1 tbsp whole, roasted - 52 calories) (Pork Lo Mein)
- soybeans (1 cup mature, boiled without salt - 298 calories)
- spinach (1 cup fresh, boiled without salt - 41 calories) (Scallop Spinach Salad)
- turnip greens (1 cup chopped, raw - 18 calories)
Functions: Iodine is necessary for:
- mental development
- physical development
- prevention of breast cancer
- thyroid function
Deficiencies : Iodine deficiency (not enough) can result in:
- mental retardation (in children)
- thyroid dysfunction
Overdose : Iodine overdose (too much) can result in:
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