New Delhi [India], December 5: A new study by the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) for the first time concurrently estimated the daily salt and iodine consumption levels of the adult ...

Your thyroid needs iodine to make hormones that control your metabolism, energy levels, and even how your body grows and functions day to day. Without enough of it, things can start to go off track.

Your salt shaker on table may be messing up with your thyroid health if you cross the healthy limits. Know what the healthy limits are of iodine intake. The thyroid is a gland that’s located in the ...

Gastroenterologist Dr Ali Kazemi highlights the resurgence of iodine deficiency due to the rising popularity of Himalayan and sea salt. Iodine is an essential component of the hormones produced by the ...

Background: To investigate the epidemiology and related factors of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in Hainan Province, to know the iodine nutrition status and thyroid disease status of residents, ...

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The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been ...

The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been ...

Iodine is a tiny mineral with a big role in keeping your body balanced. While most of us think we’d recognize an iodine deficiency, some of its signs are surprisingly easy to miss. From unexpected ...

Lower iodine concentrations in the urine was independently associated with higher testosterone levels, a cross-sectional study found. Looking at nearly 3,000 U.S. men, those with lower urinary iodine ...