There are many vital nutrients we need from food. Some are well known - such as iron or vitamin C - but there is another, which is rarely mentioned despite a widespread insufficiency of it in our ...

Though iodine consumption is falling overall, most Americans are still getting enough through their diet, experts say. But ...

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I studied it in school. I know it is a micronutrient that the body needs in teeny tiny amounts. But I hadn’t thought much more about iodine until I was told to temporarily avoid it for an ...

Micronutrient deficiencies are amongst the most common forms of malnutrition globally and Iodine being one amongst them. It's essential to highlight the significance of iodine in our diets.

Pediatrician from Hyderabad Dr Sivaranjini Santosh said that an appropriate amount of iodine is extremely important for the ...

A 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 ...