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| Seven Astonishing Health Facts Related to Iodine |
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- The rate of iodine intake in the United States has fallen by about 50% in the past 40 years. In 1971, Americans were consuming about 630 micrograms per day. By 1984, that amount had fallen to about 300 micrograms per day. Some say the reduction was related to changes in iodine usage in the dairy and baking industries. Others believe the reduction was related to the fact that Americans have been relentlessly advised to reduce salt intake by various health organizations and federal agencies.
- The Japanese consume, on average, about 10 mg of iodine per day, which is one of the highest iodine intake levels in the world. American iodine intake levels are about 100 times less than the Japanese.
- Iodine deficiencies have a significant and negative impact on breast health. Japanese women have the lowest rate of breast cancer mortality in the world. American women get breast cancer at a rate that is 3 times that of Japanese women.
- Sufficient iodine is critical for fetal health. If the mother is deficient in iodine during pregnancy, her newborn is more likely to have growth and learning problems. Out of all industrialized countries, Japan has the lowest infant mortality rate, while the United States has one of the highest infant mortality rates.
- Iodine supports the thyroid, an organ which directs the function of many other hormones which support the health and longevity of the human body. Japanese citizens can expect to live on average, 83 years at birth. This is the highest life expectancy in the industrialized world. Americans lag behind at a life expectancy of 78 years.
- Iodine has been shown to prevent atherosclerosis and improve heart problems such as cardiac arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation. Heart disease mortality rates in the United States are 56% higher than Japan's rates.
- In the 1950s, Finland had the highest rate of coronary heart disease mortality in Europe. In 1963, iodized salt was introduced to the Finnish population, and iodine intake in Finland is now the highest in Europe. In addition, selenium was also added as a crop fertilizer because their soil selenium levels were very low. (Selenium has a supportive interaction with iodine.) In Finland, heart disease mortality rates have declined more than 50% since the 1950s.
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