As you know, iodine is very important for the normal functioning of the thyroid gland and the human body as a whole. Concomitant diseases of iodine deficiency in the body are:
Chronic fatigue
Iodine deficiency and swelling
Menstrual irregularity
Iodine deficiency and reduced immunity
Iron-deficiency anemia
Excess weight
Decreased intelligence.
Does iodized salt compensate for the lack of iodine in the body?
The fact that in all regions of our country there is a natural geochemical lack of iodine, I think, is known to everyone who visits grocery stores and sees iodized salt on the shelves. It used to be thought that this is a fairly effective way to deal with iodine deficiency .
In some countries, this problem has been almost completely brought under control, not by salt iodization, but by flour iodization, since the consumption of flour is much higher than that of salt.
In order to enrich the diet with iodine, specially labeled food products are now being produced, in which 10 to 30 percent of the daily requirement of this trace element is added.
The most popular among them is iodized table salt, which contains about 45 mcg/g of iodine. If you use it for food instead of the usual one, you can get the entire daily intake of iodine.
Iodized salt retains its properties for no longer than 3-4 months, even in closed containers. Very much iodine evaporates from such salt during intensive boiling. With different methods of cooking products, its losses range from 22 to 60 percent.
In our conditions, you can buy iodized salt in order to partially replace iodine in the diet, but this is not enough.
Iodine deficiency can be replenished through food:
Cranberry
Strawberry
Prunes
Shrimps
Cod
Tuna
Turkey breast
Potato
White beans
sea kale