It depends on the soil that the food is raised in as to how much Iodine to passed onto the consumer.  Here in the US we have Iodised salt, but we also put Chlorine in the H2O, Bleach our flours with Bromide (since 1965 it used to be Iodine) and we use Floride all of these serve to compete and beat out Iodine for absorption.  Hense we have a large population with sub theraputic levels of Iodine with S/S of hypothyroidism but the lab is WNL.  


Date:    Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:50:10 +0200
From:    Carmela Baeza <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Iodine supplements

Hi,

I have a question about iodine supplements. Here in
Spain  all pregnant and breastfeeding mothers must
take 200 micrograms of iodine a day, because we are an
endemic area for low iodine, and thus have a high
incidence of hypothyroidsm. This recommendation was
issued by the WHO a couple of years ago.

My question is, what other countries out there have
this recommendation? More to the point, my sister (who
is tandem breastfeeding a 1mo and a 2yo) has just
moved to Texas, USA and I would like to know if she
has to continue taking the iodine or if she will not
need it.

Thanks,
Kika


Kika Baeza, MD, IBCLC, family doc
www.centroraices.com
Madrid, Spain


		

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