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- | Iodine is a trace element found in many foods and in iodized salt. Iodine deficiency is much less common in the United States as compared to 50 years ago because of the [[http:// | + | Iodine is a trace element found in many foods and in iodized salt. Iodine deficiency is much less common in the United States as compared to 50 years ago because of the widespread distribution of foods grown in iodine-sufficient areas. |
Some doctors have suggested that iodine is needed in greater amounts by patients with chronic disease. But, fairly modest increases in iodine intake have been reported to cause thyroid dysfunction, | Some doctors have suggested that iodine is needed in greater amounts by patients with chronic disease. But, fairly modest increases in iodine intake have been reported to cause thyroid dysfunction, |