Iodine.(CONTINUING EDUCATION) From: Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the DietitiansAssociation of Australia | Date: December 1, 2006| Author: | COPYRIGHT 2006 Dietitians Association of Australia. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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INTRODUCTION

Iodine is an essential micronutrient that typically exists in its ionic form, iodide. The human body contains only about 15-20 mg of iodine of which about 70-80% is in the thyroid gland. (1)

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