Iodine in diet

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
• Breastfeedingwomen -- 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 dailyrecommendations by eating seafood, iodized salt, and plants grown in iodine-rich soil. When buying salt make sure it is labeled "iodized."

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