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My understanding is that in general there no need for supplements with a normal, balanced diet, especially with eggs, dairy products, grains, and others if iodi
by mytailorisrich 3y ago
My understanding is that in general there no need for supplements with a normal, balanced diet, especially with eggs, dairy products, grains, and others if iodine is naturally present in the environment.
So if Switzerland imports a lot of those, raw, or in prepared/processed food, or even the animal feed for its hens and cows the Swiss today probably already get much more iodine in their diet than 100 years ago.
- dr_kiszonka 3y agoI was curious about your point about normal diet and have just looked it up. According to tables 1 and 2 in this article [0], it may be hard for some people to get enough (RDA) iodine from normal, not fortified foods. 0. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iodine-HealthProfessional/ https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iodine-HealthProfessional/
- oivey 3y agoPeople have been struggling to get enough iodine for a hundred+ years. That’s why it’s added to salt. This isn’t a 21st century problem.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoIsn't that what the whole article is about? But the point is that Switzerland's environment is especially poor in iodine hence the specific health problems it used to have, and which were much less serious in neighbouring countries.
- eyphka 3y agoWhile the cases were high in switzerland, they were not unique. Link to an academic article discussing how the USA is now in the dangerzone of iodine deficiency. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12011-018-1606-5#:~:text=Seventeen%20percent%20of%20the%20US,μg%2FL%20%5B12%5D https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12011-018-1606-5#....
- mytailorisrich 3y agoOf course they were not unique (though perhaps extreme). I must say I don't get how the replies in this thread relate to my comments...
- voidee 3y agoDefinitely if they live in an inland region. Seaweed and fish have abundant iodine.