Re: Interesting Facts on Iodine

January 28, 2011

, Don't know where you got your facts.While cretinism may have been

reduced, not at all sure about goiters.

Actually, this well-intentioned effort actually had a # of negative

consequences; when technicians developed the TSH test, they didn't adequately

screen their test subjects for HYPOthyroidism, under the belief that it had been

" Irradicated " as a result of iodine in salt.

As a result, Dr.'s to this day are routinely telling their patients " Your TSH is

'only' 2.90, anything below 4.50 is not hypo. " Wrong!!

Also, iodine in salt is totally inadequate to displace Floride, etc.

In addition to people being told to restrict salt intake, etc.

Not disputing the basic premise; iodine is essential for life.

Both my wife and I had goiters.Unfortunately, Dr.'s are so fixated on TSH and

total T-4 as tests for Hypo, they will ignore OBVIOUS signs and symptoms,

including goiters! Jim

>

> Here are a few interesting facts on iodine:

>

> Iodine was considered such an important mineral that in 1920's, United States

> health officials advocated adding it to common table salt. Sodium Iodide was

> added in 1924 and as a result iodine deficiency-related problems such as

goiters

> and cretinism were virtually eradicated in the U.S.

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