History of U.S. Iodine Fortification and Supplementation

Iodine is a micronutrient required for thyroid hormone production. This review highlights the history of the discovery of iodine and its uses, discusses the sources of iodine nutrition, and summarizes the current recommendations for iodine intake with a focus on women of childbearing age.

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Autores principales: Leung, Angela M., Braverman, Lewis E., Pearce, Elizabeth N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2012
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3509517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23201844
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu4111740
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spelling pubmed-35095172012-12-18 History of U.S. Iodine Fortification and Supplementation Leung, Angela M. Braverman, Lewis E. Pearce, Elizabeth N. Nutrients Review Iodine is a micronutrient required for thyroid hormone production. This review highlights the history of the discovery of iodine and its uses, discusses the sources of iodine nutrition, and summarizes the current recommendations for iodine intake with a focus on women of childbearing age. MDPI 2012-11-13 /pmc/articles/PMC3509517/ /pubmed/23201844 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu4111740 Text en © 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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History of U.S. Iodine Fortification and Supplementation
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