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Nine fascinating facts about awesome iodine
Iodine is an essential element - without which we would suffer severe developmental problems - and yet most of us have no idea how much we need, or where it comes from. In Their Element ...
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Doctors worry that iodine deficiency — a dietary problem from the past — is coming back
Iodine is a trace element found in seawater and in some soils — mostly in coastal areas. A French chemist accidentally discovered it in 1811 when an experiment with seaweed ash created a purple ...
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A growing iodine deficiency could bring back America's goiter
Iodine is an essential element for humans: it helps the thyroid produce hormones that regulate the metabolism, crucial for nutrition and cognitive development. It's especially key for babies.
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Doctors worry that iodine deficiency — a dietary problem from the past — is coming back
What is iodine? Iodine is a trace element found in seawater and in some soils — mostly in coastal areas. A French chemist accidentally discovered it in 1811 when an experiment with seaweed ash created ...