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- Delayed brain development
5. Other General Signs:
- Increased sensitivity to radiation (iodine helps protect the thyroid)
- Slow wound healing (iodine is important for overall metabolism)
Risk Factors That Increase Likelihood of Iodine Deficiency
- Diets low in seafood, seaweed, or iodized salt
- Vegan or strict vegetarian diets
- Living in areas with iodine-poor soil (such as some inland or
mountainous regions)
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding (needs are doubled!)
- High consumption of goitrogenic foods (which block iodine
uptake), like raw cabbage, broccoli, and soy, without cooking
them.
If you're experiencing fatigue, feeling cold, gaining weight,
noticing neck swelling, or suspecting thyroid issues4especially if
you rarely eat seafood or iodized salt4it's reasonable to request a
urinary iodine test and a thyroid panel (TSH, free T4).
Learn More
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/122714-workup
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23417-iodine-defici
ency
https://www.rupahealth.com/post/iodine-101-testing-and-supple
menting
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