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Is iodine in tea?
There is no iodine in tea, and is recommended for people who need to be on low iodine diets.
Why are iodine safe to be injected in the body?
Iodine is safe to be injected in the body for medical imaging procedures because it is a non-toxic essential element that the body needs for thyroid function. It is rapidly cleared from the body through the kidneys after being used for imaging, reducing the risk of accumulation and toxicity. However, allergic reactions or adverse effects can occur in some individuals.
What causes a simple goiter and is it heredity?
A low dietary intake of iodine.
What does iodine indicate?
Iodine is an essential mineral for thyroid function and the body's metabolism. Low levels of iodine can lead to thyroid disorders, such as hypothyroidism. Deficiency can be detected through blood tests or by observing symptoms like fatigue, weight gain, and goiter.
Why is iodine used as an antiseptic?
Simple answer is that it kills infections. It is poisonous in large concentrations (as found in direct application) but is actually beneficial in low concentrations. (as would happen when it diffuses through the body). Iodine deficiency is the cause of several thyroid abnormalities such as goutier. The main reason that iodine kills is that it sets up a concentration bias that will rupture bacterial cell-membranes.
What is the difference between low sodium salt and low iodine salt?
Common salt is naturally a low iodine salt. It is pure sodium chloride. Iodine is adding in common salt to get more nutritional benefits. Whereas the low sodium salt is a mixture of common salt with potassium chloride to reduce the danger of high BP induced by the sodium in the common salt.
Is sodium chloride allowed on a low iodine diet?
I have to cook a low iodine diet for a family member, how do I know if any foods have iodine in them .I was trying to leave out alot of sodium, but after research I found out thaqt sodium is not a major factor in cooking for a low iodine diet? is this true? Does sodium have any effect on this diet? How do I find out how much iodine is in the food, it is not on the labels. Thanks for any help.
Can a vegan diet cause a low body temperature?
Not necessarily. Make sure you are getting enough iodine through kelp and other sea vegetables.
Why goiter common in Himalayan people?
Himalayas experiences a lot of snow, which leaches iodine out of the soil. Thus, food grown on the soil lacking iodine would therefore have very low iodine content. This leads to low dietary intake of iodine and consequently iodine deficiency. Goitre is a mild symptom of iodine deficiency. The high leaching of iodine from the soil within the region has been attributed to the endemic of goitre in the Himalayas.
Is iodine used in brachytherapy?
Yes, iodine-125 is commonly used in brachytherapy for treating prostate cancer. It is a radioactive isotope that emits low-energy gamma rays to target cancer cells with minimal damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
Is iodine safe to take for low thyroid function?
yes
Do water and iodine form a solution?
Iodine is very low soluble in water; adding potassium iodide the solubility is higher.
