How Iodine Deficiency Increases Your Risk for Chronic Illnesses

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

Iodine is essential to your health. Unfortunately, data collected by the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey has revealed a significant drop in median urine iodine values.1 The median iodine level measured in urine samples was 320 micrograms per liter (mcg/L) between 1971 and 1974. By 1988, it dropped to 145 mcg/L. Surveys taken in the years since show levels have stabilized, except in pregnant women whose median urine level dropped further to 125 mcg/L.

Many people don’t know they need to consume a little iodine each day to maintain healthy levels of this essential micronutrient. …read more

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