| Initially discovered as a new element in
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| | are more serious than others. The
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| 1811 by Barnard Courtois, knowledge of
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| | symptoms of iodine deficiency that affect
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| this substance has come to include the
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| | the mind range from feelings of
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| host of benefits it brings to the body as
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| | frustration and anxiety to depression to
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| an essential nutrient. For many years,
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| | mental retardation stemming from an IQ
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| getting enough iodine in the diet
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| | point decrease of up to 15 points to the
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| naturally was difficult in many
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| | severe mental retardation relating to
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| geographic regions and remains so for an
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| | such diseases as cretinism which includes
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| unfortunately high percentage of the
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| | serious physical malformations. According
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| world's population in the developing
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| | to the World Health Organization, iodine
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| nations. With the introduction of iodized
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| | deficiency is among the leading causes of
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| salt, meeting the daily iodine
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| | mental retardation worldwide. Physical
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| requirement became nearly effortless and
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| | symptoms of iodine deficiency can include
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| inexpensive in the industrialized
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| | dry, scaly skin, fatigue, constipation,
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| nations. In these nations, iodine
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| | unusual weight gain, impaired thyroid
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| deficiency is now rare. As developing
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| | operation, goiters, decreased fertility,
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| nations are able to make the shift to
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| | increased rate of stillbirth, and growth
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| iodized salt, their rates of iodine
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| | abnormalities ranging in severity.
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| deficiency and the diseases associated
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| | It is truly shameful that people suffer
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| with it have also begun to decrease.
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| | such horrific affects from a deficiency
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| One of the main ways that iodine affects
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| | that could be resolved with mere pennies
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| the body and health is through its
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| | per person. Iodized salt is so
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| interactions with the thyroid gland.
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| | inexpensive and if could be spread
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| Approximately 80% of the iodine found in
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| | throughout the poverty centers of the
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| the body is located in the thyroid. With
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| | developing nations, the needless
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| the help of iodine, the thyroid is able
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| | suffering of millions could be
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| to produce its hormones: thyroxine and
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| | alleviated. Infants need to have 40
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| triodothyronine. These hormones play a
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| | micrograms to 50 micrograms per day if
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| major part in regulating processes
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| | iodine, children from 1 to 3 years of age
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| relating to growth and development of the
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| | need 70 micrograms daily, ages 4 to 6
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| body and influence the maturation of the
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| | require 90 micrograms per day, ages 7 to
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| reproductive system.
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| | 10 need 120 micrograms daily, and
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| Because of its influence on the thyroid's
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| | children aver 11 should have 150
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| activities, iodine therefore plays a
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| | micrograms per day. In turn, pregnant
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| great role in the basic metabolism
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| | women need more iodine intake than the
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| processes and levels in the body. It
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| | normal adult. A whooping 175 micrograms
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| helps in overseeing that the body
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| | of iodine daily is needed daily for these
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| efficiently burns calories thus
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| | women and breastfeeding women should have
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| preventing excess calories from being
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| | 200 micrograms daily. A mere quarter of a
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| stored as excess fats. It has a role in
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| | teaspoon of iodized salt contains 95
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| maintaining the energy level of the body
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| | micrograms of iodine. So for a healthy
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| and in helping the skin, teeth, nails and
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| | mind and body, be sure to consume the
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| hair to he strong and healthy. Iodine
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| | required daily dose of iodine.
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| also plays a big role in destroying
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| | Note: This article may be freely
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| toxins in the body and also helps the
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| | reproduced as long as the AUTHOR'S
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| system in utilizing both the mineral
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| | resource box at the bottom of this
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| calcium and silicone.
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| | article is included and and all links
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| A deficiency in iodine can negatively
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| affect the health and functioning of the
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| | changes.
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| body and mind in many ways some of which
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