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 ...

Editor's Note: The following is part of a class project originally initiated in the classroom of Ball State University professor Adam Kuban in fall 2021. Kuban continued the project the 2023 spring ...

Dear Doctor: I take medication daily for hypothyroidism and borderline high blood pressure. My question is: Do I benefit from iodide in table salt or should I buy plain salt for cooking? Dear Reader: ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Reducing table salt can have some health benefits, but, cutting iodized salt can mean shorting yourself on an important nutrient —Iodine. Our bodies are unable to make this mineral, ...

I studied it in school. I know it is a micronutrient that the body needs in teeny tiny amounts. But I hadn’t thought much more about iodine until I was told to temporarily avoid it for an upcoming ...

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A five-year study in Shanghai reveals that using iodized salt could help prevent frailty in older adults with diabetes—particularly those with underactive thyroids. Study: Association of iodized salt ...

Mild to moderate iodine deficiency during pregnancy may have a negative long-term impact on children's brain development, British researchers report. Low levels of the so-called "trace element" in an ...