Table of Contents
- Overview
- Food Sources
- Side Effects
- Recommendations
- Prevention
Diet - iodine
Food Sources
Iodized salt -- table salt with iodine added -- is the main food source of iodine. Seafood is naturally rich in iodine. Cod, sea bass, haddock, and perch are good sources. Kelp is the most common vegetable seafood that is a rich source of iodine. Dairy products also contain iodine. Other good sources are plants grown in iodine-rich soil.
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Review Date: 06/14/2011
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, and David R. Eltz.
Previously reviewed by Linda Vorvick, MD, Family Physician, Seattle
Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest
Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington
School of Medicine (3/7/2009).
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