Prevention and control of iodine deficiency in the WHO European Region adapting to changes in diet and lifestyle - July 2024
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 IPDF
VitaminDWiki - Vitamin D and Iodine are similar, and both are deficient and important to health
6 reasons for decrease in Iodine (resulting in a 4X decrease in 4 decades)
- Some countries do not require adding iodine to salt used commercially
- People have be minimizing use of salt to reduce sodium in their diet
- People using salt less at home: Iodine in home salt disappears in about 1 year
- People using salt from mines, mountains that is not iodized
- Cow's udders now cleaned with Bromine instead of Iodine
- Iodine not used as often in baking bread