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Iodine is a mineral essential to the process of converting food into energy (metabolic process of cells). It is an important mineral for the proper functioning of the thyroid and the production of thyroid hormones.

Important sources of production of iodine

• Iodized salt (table salt) or sea salt (see note at end).

• Seafood (salmon, tuna, cod, haddock, pollock are good sources of iodine)

• The brown seaweed or kelp, marine plant is very common with high iodine content. If taken algae algae are best used with a uniform content and amencionada iodine as kelp (kombu) or hijiki.

• If you take iodine supplements, you should consume between 100 and 150 micrograms per day to reach a total intake of between 150 and 200 micrograms (or Czech table below adequate iodine intake by age). Read the rest of this entry »