Iodine in diet

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Iodine in diet

Alternative Names:

Diet - iodine

Recommendations:

These are the recommended daily allowances:

Infants -- 40 - 50 micrograms.
Children
- 1 - 3 years -- 70 micrograms
- 4 - 6 years -- 90 micrograms
- 7 - 10 years -- 120 micrograms
- 11+ years -- 150 micrograms
Pregnant women -- 175 micrograms
Breastfeeding women -- 200 micrograms

A 1/4 teaspoon of iodized table salt provides 95 micrograms of iodine. A 6-ounce portion of ocean fish provides 650 micrograms of iodine. Most people are able to meet the daily recommendations by eating seafood, iodized salt, and plants grown in iodine-rich soil. When buying salt make sure it is labeled "iodized."

Review Date: 9/2/2005
Reviewed By: William McGee, M.D., M.H.A., Assistant Professor of Medicine and Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Director ICU Quality Improvement, Critical Care Division, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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