Iodine fosters the creation of thyroid hormones, which regulate metabolism. It is particularly important for pregnant women ...

About 2 billion people worldwide are deficient in iodine. Here's how to know if you have a deficiency and treat it with foods ...

Rachael Link is a registered dietitian and health writer based in San Francisco. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Central Missouri and holds a master’s degree from New York ...

Many patients come to me with a history of hypothyroidism. This is not a surprise, since the prevalence of hypothyroidism is on the rise. Levothyroxine, one of the drugs used to treat hypothyroidism, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The war in Ukraine has heightened fears about nuclear exposure — and interest in iodine pills that can help protect the body from some radiation. Concerns have grown in recent weeks ...

Potassium iodide (KI) is a type of iodine a person may receive during a radiation emergency. It works by preventing the thyroid from absorbing a type of radioactive material. KI is a type of medical ...

The European Union donated 5.5 million potassium iodide tablets to Ukraine this week amid fears that reported shelling and other military activity near the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power ...

In a recent study published in Nutrients, researchers investigate the amounts of iodine in retail cow’s milk across the United States, in which deviations from recommended iodine concentrations ranged ...