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Iodine

सामान्य स्वास्थ्य जानकारी — यह निदान नहीं है। आपात स्थिति में 102 पर कॉल करें। हमेशा योग्य स्वास्थ्यकर्मी से सलाह लें।

Iodine: Needed for thyroid hormones, growth and brain development. Food sources include iodised salt (two-child logo salt in Nepal), dairy, eggs, seafood.

सामान्य प्रश्न

What does iodine do?
Needed for thyroid hormones, growth and brain development.

Which foods have iodine?
Iodised salt (two-child logo salt in Nepal), dairy, eggs, seafood.

What are the signs of low iodine?
Goitre, hypothyroidism, and poor brain development in babies.

Can I take too much iodine?
Excess can also cause thyroid problems.

और जानें / संदर्भ

SI summary (own words); NIH Office of Dietary Supplements fact sheets as reference

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