Keep in mind that about one - fourth of the U.S. population is now somewhat deficient in iodine, and that percentage appears to be on the rise again, after years of stable iodine levels, due to
iodized salt intake.)
Not exact matches
Insufficient
intake of dietary iodine, which typically comes from
iodized salt and processed foods containing iodine and
iodized salt.
Breast milk (if mother's dietary
intake is adequate), formula, seafood, and
iodized salt.
Most Americans have no problem getting enough iodine, since table
salt is
iodized — but if you're on a low - sodium diet (as an increasing number of Americans are for their heart health) or follow a vegan diet (more on that later), then you may need to up your
intake from other sources.
However, if dietary iodine
intake is poor, around 5 grams of
iodized salt is needed to reach the recommended amount of iodine in pregnant women.
Up your sodium
intake, replace regular
salt with
iodized salt (while no evidence that
iodized aids while in ketosis or keto flu it has various other health benefits, most western cultures are deficient).
«Although
iodized salt is a principal source of dietary iodine, suggesting that reduced
salt intake could lead to iodine deficiency, the
salt in most processed foods in the United States is not
iodized «[2]
Unfortunately, when we decrease our
intake of
iodized table
salt, people can inadvertently reduce their iodine consumption to less than desirable levels.
Iodized salt is actually ok, as long as you keep your daily sodium
intake 1200 - 1500 mg or less per day you will be just fine.
Higher oral doses of thyroid hormone were needed when she consumed soy — she presumably used
iodized salt so iodine
intake did not prevent the goitrogenic effects of soy.
If you use a true real
salt, not even sea
salt, let alone Morton's
iodized salt — will that be sufficient for potassium and magnesium
intake to combat electrolyte imbalance too?
Using
iodized salt is another way to boost your
intake.
Here are some foods that physicians tell their patients to avoid when trying to limit their iodine
intake:
iodized salt, sea
salt, aged cheeses, egg yolk, sea - products, including kelp, cured meats, bread and pasta that contain iodated dough conditioners or
iodized salt, foods and medications that contain dyes (e.g. FD&C red dye # 3, erythrosine etc.), molasses, soy sauce, soy milk, meats injected with flavor enhancers, fish oils — including cod liver oil.