Iodine is an essential trace mineral that doesn’t get the press or attention that other vitamins and minerals do. However, iodine deficiency is on the rise, due to restricted eating patterns such as ...

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Ground water is the main source of iodine to the Somali population, but the geographical variation is considerable. While earlier studies from the region have concluded the iodine intake to be ...

So how much is needed, where is it found, and what does it have to do with your kitchen salt shaker? Mor Meinhardt, head of the nutrition department at Assuta Ashdod Hospital, breaks it down. To ...

The mineral that keeps your thyroid running is quietly disappearing from some American diets.

Iodine deficiency, a public health concern resolved decades ago, may be making a comeback due to changing eating habits, according to new findings by McMaster University researchers. Scientists ...

An international team led by CU Boulder researchers has cracked the chemical code driving the formation of iodine particles in the atmosphere, revealing how the element contributes to increased cloud ...