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  2. Iodised salt - Wikipedia

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    To avoid excess consumption of iodine, the iodizing of Brazilian table salt was reduced to 15–45 mg/kg in July 2013. Specialists criticized the move, saying that it would be better for the government to promote reduced salt intake, which would solve the iodine problem as well as reduce the incidence of high blood pressure. [20]

  3. What is the healthiest salt? The No. 1 pick, according to a ...

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    Too much sodium can raise blood pressure, and the risk for heart disease and stroke, the agency warns. The FDA has been urging the food industry to use less salt, noting that could prevent ...

  4. Iodine deficiency - Wikipedia

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    A low amount of thyroxine (one of the two thyroid hormones) in the blood, due to lack of dietary iodine to make it, gives rise to high levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which stimulates the thyroid gland to increase many biochemical processes; the cellular growth and proliferation can result in the characteristic swelling or hyperplasia of the thyroid gland or goiter.

  5. Salt substitute - Wikipedia

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    For certain people with salt-sensitive blood pressure or diseases such as Ménière's disease, this extra intake may cause a negative effect on health. WHO guidelines [4] [5] state that adults should consume less than 2,000 mg of sodium/day (i.e. about 5 grams of traditional table salt), and at least 3,510 mg of potassium per day. [6]

  6. Iodine - Wikipedia

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    Iodine deficiency is the leading cause of preventable intellectual disability, a result that occurs primarily when babies or small children are rendered hypothyroidic by no iodine. The addition of iodine to salt has largely destroyed this problem in wealthier areas, but iodine deficiency remains a serious public health problem in poorer areas ...

  7. The #1 Protein to Help Lower Your Blood Pressure, According ...

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    Reviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RD. Your heart is arguably the hardest-working muscle in your body. Every day it pumps nearly 2,000 gallons of blood through your arteries to supply the ...

  8. Iodine in biology - Wikipedia

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    The application of tincture of iodine may cause a rash. [citation needed] Some cases of reaction to povidone-iodine (Betadine) have been documented to be a chemical burn. [83] Medical use of iodine compounds (i.e. as a contrast agent) can cause anaphylactic shock in highly sensitive patients, presumably due to sensitivity to the chemical ...

  9. Why are people rushing to buy iodine pills? Demand ... - AOL

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    Fears of a potential nuclear conflict after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spark a huge interest in iodine tablets, which can protect the thyroid from radiation. Why are people rushing to buy ...