“When it rains it pours” is a catchphrase that lets you know an anti-caking has been added to your table salt. But far more important is the fact thatn many kinds of salt (although not kosher or sea salt) contain added iodine, and for good reason.
Iodine deficiency reduces production of thyroid hormones, and that can cause mental retardation in children and poor thinking skills, infertility and thyroid problems such as goitre in adults.
Doctors have recently sounded the alarm that pregnant and breast feeding women aren’t getting the added iodine they need. The recommended daily allowance during pregnancy is 220 mcg/day; Awhile for breastfeeding it is 290mcg/day. But put down that saltshaker! Good sources of iodine are low-fat youhurt, strawberries, seafood (4 to 6 ounce serving of fish might deliver 100 to 1,000 mcg or more, so stick with salmon and trout for omega-3s and to avoid mercury pollution).
Even poultry, fed with iodine –enriched grain, can deliver 16 to 60 mcg pre serving. And many multivitamins contain up to 150 mcg.
Bonus Alert: Expecting and breast feeding moms should go easy on seaweed. It can pack an over-the-top wallop of iodine. You want benefits without the risks.
King Features Syndicate
Thanks,
The Hindu-Well Being,
24/02/2013
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