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Iodine is needed for thyroid gland to work normally; used in antiseptics and in treating goiter and cretinism. According to Health World Organization, nearly 30% of worldwide populations are living in the deficiency of iodine conditions. We may say the deficient iodine become much more universal and widespread all over the world now.

Iodine is material for the synthetic hormones of thyroid glands, which situated at the base of the neck. Under the influence of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) released from the anterior pituitary gland, the thyroid secretes the hormone thyroxine (T4) into the bloodstream; it is essential for normal growth and development in children and normal metabolic rates in adults. Thyroxine (T4) and triodothyronine (T3) are the two principal hormones secreted by the thyroid gland to regulate metabolism.

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