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"Bromine has no necessary function in the body. Substantial exposure to it can cause iodine deficiency, which will ultimately wreak havoc with the thyroid and
by mlichtenstern 12y ago
"Bromine has no necessary function in the body. Substantial exposure to it can cause iodine deficiency, which will ultimately wreak havoc with the thyroid and every tissue in the body."
http://www.bodybio.com/content.aspx?page=bromine-bullies-iodine http://www.bodybio.com/content.aspx?page=bromine-bullies-iod...
- shabble 12y agoThere is a recent paper suggesting it may in fact be essential as a trace element: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24906154 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24906154 Although exactly where modern diet/exposure lies on the necessary/harm spectrum is substantially different question.