- Iodine Deficiency map
- Table comparing Vitamin D with iodine
- 6 reasons for decrease in Iodine (resulting in a 4X decrease in 4 decades)
- Switzerland has greatly INCREASED the amount of Iodine in ALL of their salt over the past 60 years
- See also VitaminDWiki
- See also web
- See also web - Iodine tests
- US Map areas with low Iodine in water closely matches Goiter areas (date ?)
- 30% of the globe has less than 100 micrograms of Iodine
- The Need for Iodine Supplementation Othomolecular Medicine June 2017
- Iodine Fortification around the world
- Many people are Iodine deficient, but especially vegans - 2020
Iodine Deficiency map
Red = low Iodine
Table comparing Vitamin D with iodine
Vitamin D | Iodine
| |
Ancient History awareness | Egypt: sun improves health and bones | China: eating burned seaweed stops Goiter |
1830, 1930 | 1930 discover active ingredient in cod liver oil was vitamin D | 1830 Determined Iodine cured Goiter 1930: US added Iodine to salt |
Fortification in the US | Add vitamin D2 to milk (later changed to D3) | Add Iodine to salt note: <5% of salt sold in UK is iodized UK had gotten it from milk until mid 1990's |
Just enough fortification to prevent main disease | 10 micrograms (prevent Rickets) | 150 micrograms (prevent Goiter and cretinism) |
Very low cost for fortification | 1 cent per person-year (approx) | 8 cents per person-year |
Huge reduction in 40 years | 2X to 3X reduction | 4X reduction |
Air conditioning, sunscreen, multi-media | Less Iodine in milk (no longer used on cows) | |
indoor jobs, less cholesterol, more obesity reduced Magnesium and Omega-3 (both of which raise Vit D levels) | Less Iodine in bread (no longer used in processing) | |
live in cities - which have less UVB | Increased use of Iodine blockers: Fluoride Chlorine and Bromide (used in flour) also perchlorate in some fertilizers (See 2014 PDF) | |
increased used of farmed fish - which has 1/4 the Vit D Increase use of low-fat milk, which provides less Vit D | 1) Use table salt much less 2)No Iodine in salt used in processed foods 3) half of iodized salt not meet requirements | |
Need to increase the intake | at least 2X increase | at least 2X increase |
No fear of toxicity | 300 micrograms can be taken daily forever | US Tolerable Upper Intake = 1,100 mcg daily Note: Japanese consume 50,000 mcg daily |
No fear of overdose | Single day toxic level - 1 million micrograms | Single day toxic level 1 million micrograms |
No fear of long-term consequences | Finland used 100 ug for decades ==> far less diabetes | Japanese have taken 50,000 micrograms daily for centuries |
Deficiency effects many people | Flu, pregnancy problems, cognitive decline, diabetes, etc. Proof that Vitamin D Works | Goiter; Fatigue; Weakness; Weight Gain; Mental Retardation, low iodine is the leading cause of mental retardation |
Delay in having govt increase levels of food fortification | Many decades for govts to increase fortification | Many decades for govts to increase fortification |
Fortification which has proven useful | milk, bread, | milk, bread, water (China) |
Individuals can improve health now | Supplement - add to food consumed - more sunshine | Supplement or add to food consumed a single drop of Iodine a day is plenty |
Does not accumulate in body | long term storage - weeks to months | long term storage - weeks to months |
Vets use at least 3X more on mammals than US says humans need | Mammals need 3X to 4X more than humans | Rabbits need 5X more than humans, dogs need 20X more than humans |
Loading dose | OK to 100X for a few weeks if need to re-stock | OK to 100X for a few weeks if need to re-stock |
Deficiency testing - blood | Yes | Yes |
Deficiency testing - free, not precise | Quick, free, self test of vitamin D deficiency | http://is.gd/iodinetest - need Iodine, results vary with temperature, etc - see below on this page |
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
Switzerland has greatly INCREASED the amount of Iodine in ALL of their salt over the past 60 years
3.75 mg/kg in 1975,
7.5 mg/kg in 1962,
15 mg/kg in 1980,
20 mg/kg in 1998 vs US 70 micrograms/gram = 70 mg/kg
Swiss fortify ALL salt, not just table salt.
Swiss Iodine intake may be >2X of that of US.
See also VitaminDWiki
- Adding Iodine to salt added 11 percent to goiter states income (how much might vitamin D add) – July 2018
- Iodine Nutrition in US - 2008.pdf file
- Results of many blood tests in Australia – deficiencies only in Vitamin D, Iodine, and Vitamin B-12 – Dec 2015
- Search VitaminDWiki for IODINE 236 web pages as of Aug 2024
- Iodine deficiency
- Iodine deficiency might cause obesity
- All items in category Iodine
32 items - All items in category Fortification and Vitamin D
135 items - Obesity pandemic since 1975 - is it due to Vitamin D, Magnesium, Iodine, adenovirus, or what
- Obesity epidemic: a perfect storm of deficiency of vitamin D, Magnesium, Iodine, etc – May 2012
- Overview Magnesium and vitamin D
- Thoughts on improving vitamin D policies - Vieth Nov 2013 1 chart showing history of Iodine fortification of salt
- Typically takes a century for govts to fortify food with nutrients (like vitamin D)
- Vitamin D, DHA, Folic, Iodine benefits during pregnancy – July 2012
- Iodine added during pregnancy reduces preterm births, increases IQ. Etc.
- Common deficiencies D3, Omega-3, K2, Mg, B12, E, A, Iodine, etc – Mercola Oct 2015
- Off topic – myth that should have low salt diet
- Efficacy and Safety of Iodine Fortification - Zimmerman (Swiss) chapter in 2018 book
 Download the PDF from VitaminDWiki
Children - 2017
See also web
- Iodine: An in-depth guide to its potential benefits Mercola Aug 2019
- History of U.S. Iodine Fortification and Supplementation
Nov 2012  Download the PDF from VitaminDWiki - The History of Iodine in Medicine Part I: From Discovery to Essentiality
Extremely wide use of Iodine. 1,700 approved pharmacopoeial names assigned to iodine-containing products in 1956
Same web source has 21 additional Iodine and Medicine publications, such as
The History of Iodine in Medicine Part II: Thyroid Fixation and Medical Iodophobia
US bread from 1960-1980 had 150 micrograms of grams of Iodine per slice - How Potassium Iodide Can Potentially Work for You Mercola Aug 2018
- Iodine can prevent or help cure breast cancer Natural News July 2013
- Iodine-Rich Foods Fight Breast Cancer GreenMedInfo Oct 2015
Reduces estrogen, up-regulated 29 genes and down-regulated 14 genes in breast cancer cells
Japanese women get about 25 times more iodine than US, But when Japanese women get U.S. diet BC rates jump to US rates,
Iodine is blocked by chlorine and fluoride in drinking water, as well as bromine in flour, bread, and baked goods - American Academy of Pediatrics recommend more Iodine during pregnancy May 2014 PDF is attached at bottom of this page
minimum of 150 ug of elemental Iodine - note: virtually no prenatal supplement contains this much as of May 2014 - Nice overview of Iodine and how much to take Nov 2013
- Iodine Supplementation - 2009, but nice
- Iodine and the Body Iodine Research - 2009?
". . . fluoride is in the same chemical family as iodine and can replace iodine in the body if the iodine is deficient."
"Radioactive iodine injected into patients shows a full outline of the bones on a total body scan. This means one of the places iodine goes to immediately is bones."
Research catgories: .Adrenals, Blood, Bones, Brain (CNS), Breast Introduction, Breast, Exocrine System, Eyes, Gastrointestinal, Heart, Hormones, Immune System, Kidneys, Liver, Lungs, Mouth. Ovaries, Pregnancy, Skin, Thymus, Thyroid, Vagina, Whole Body, AIDS, Cancer, Candida, Colds and Flu, Allergies, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, Lyme Disease, Sjogren's Syndrome, Thyroid Disease - Japanese Iodine intake 1-3 mg per day - 2011
- Iodine Web MD
includes interactions with medications for an overactive thyroid, Lithium, Ace Inhibitors, Angiotensin receptor blockers, water pills, - https://www.ukiodine.org/iodine-in-the-uk/ still not added to salt as of 2022]
- Iodine had been added to cow feed and had used as a dairy disenfectant, but no longer
See also web - Iodine tests
- How to Perform the Iodine Patch Test April 2015
Author is not sure if it is reliable. Has a short video on patch test and a 1 hour video on Iodine Deficiency - The Skin Patch Test for Iodine Deficiency
This author is also unsure of the reliability of the patch test.
Time for patch to disappear varies with temperature, pressure, etc. - Dried Urine testing for Iodine ZRT labs $80 - also on Amazon
Iodine and creatinine testing in urine dried on filter paper - Feb 2013
US Map areas with low Iodine in water closely matches Goiter areas (date ?)
_Seems likely that this will be the same region which will have low Iodine in the 21st century
30% of the globe has less than 100 micrograms of Iodine
Wonder what percentage of women have < 220 micrograms - which appears to be the minimum needed during pregnancy
The Need for Iodine Supplementation Othomolecular Medicine June 2017
- "The variety of diseases for which iodine was prescribed in the early years is astonishing - paralysis, chorea, scrofula, lacrimal fistula, deafness, distortions of the spine, hip-joint disease, syphilis, acute inflammation, gout, gangrene, dropsy, carbuncles, whitlow, chilblains, burns, scalds, lupus, croup, catarrh, asthma, ulcers, and bronchitis - to mention only a few"
- "The body requires iodine to metabolize both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids"
- "Unfortunately, the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for iodine - about 150 mcg per day - will not allow delta-iodolactone to be efficiently formed in the thyroid gland. The thyroid requires higher iodine concentrations to efficiently produce it. Researchers have found that 100 times the RDA amount of iodine is optimal to produce delta-iodolactone."
Attached to the bottom of this page are notes on Iodine from the internet Feb 2012 and Jan 2013
Note: Water fllters which use reverse osmosis eliminate all Iodine and MagnesiumIodine Fortification around the world
Many people are Iodine deficient, but especially vegans - 2020
Vitamin and Mineral Status in a Vegan Diet
 Download the PDF from VitaminDWiki
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