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Re-emerging problem of iodine deficiency in Europe - July 2024


Prevention and control of iodine deficiency in the WHO European Region adapting to changes in diet and lifestyle - July 2024

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VitaminDWiki - Vitamin D and Iodine are similar, and both are deficient and important to health

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6 reasons for decrease in Iodine (resulting in a 4X decrease in 4 decades)

  1. Some countries do not require adding iodine to salt used commercially
  2. People have been minimizing use of salt to reduce sodium in their diet
  3. Iodine in salt dissapates in about 1 year
  4. People are using salt from mines, mountains that is not iodized
  5. Cow's udders are now cleaned with Bromine instead of Iodine
  6. Iodine is no longer used in baking bread