Where iodiDe is used in the body

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" ...the thyroid gland and the skin contained significantly more I when

rats were fed with iodide than with iodine;... "

taken from:

Optimum Levels of

Iodine for Greatest

Mental and

Physical Health

by Guy E. Abraham, MD, D. Flechas, MD,

and C. Hakala, RPh

Note that iodiDe does not have the antibacterial and antiseptic

properties of iodiNe; so for treating skin lesions, iodiNe is

preferred. This is why iodiNe tincture is sold in pharmacies for

external use.