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Natural sources of iodine include many marine organisms, such as kelp and certain seafood products, as well as plants grown on iodine-rich soil. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] Iodized salt is fortified with iodine. [ 57 ]
Natural food sources of iodine include seafood which contains fish, seaweeds, kelp, shellfish and other foods which contain dairy products, eggs, meats, vegetables, so long as the animals ate iodine richly, and the plants are grown on iodine-rich soil. [114] [115] Iodised salt is fortified with potassium iodate, a salt of iodine, potassium, oxygen.
Iodine deficiency is a lack of the trace element iodine, an essential nutrient in the diet. It may result in metabolic problems such as goiter , sometimes as an endemic goiter as well as congenital iodine deficiency syndrome due to untreated congenital hypothyroidism , which results in developmental delays and other health problems.
At the end of 45 days, the cask is left with about 300 pounds of nutrient-rich soil, Harries said. Families can choose to take home as much or as little as they want, and Earth Funeral sends any ...
Where natural levels of iodine in the soil are low and vegetables do not take up the iodine, iodine added to salt provides the small but essential amount of iodine needed by humans. An opened package of table salt with iodide may rapidly lose its iodine content in high temperature and high relative humidity conditions through the process of ...
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Soil deficient in iodine is most common inland, in mountainous areas, and in areas of frequent flooding. It can also occur in coastal regions, where iodine might have been removed from the soil by glaciation, as well as leaching by snow, water and heavy rainfall. [12] Plants and animals grown in iodine-deficient soils are correspondingly ...
Terrestrial biota uptake and remove iodine from soil, and bacteria volatilize iodine by methylizing it. [1] The iodine cycle is a biogeochemical cycle that primarily consists of natural [1] and biological processes [3] that exchange iodine through the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere.