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Iodine fortification is what most countries rely on to encourage adequate dietary intake. In
more than seventy countries that iodize salt generally serves as the major source of iodine
intake. One fourth of a teaspoon of iodized salts has about hundred micrograms of iodine. Note that the salt used in processed foods, which is the major source of salt for most
Americans typically does not contain iodine. If salt used in a processed food contains iodine, it will be listed in the ingredients list of that food. Focus on decreasing the amount of salt
consumed from processed foods and get your sodium from iodized salt. Seaweed, saltwater
fish and seafood are natural sources of dietary iodine. Dairy products also supply iodine in
the diet at varying levels. During lactation, the breast concentrates iodine in milk so
breastmilk tends be a good source of iodine as long as the iodine intake of a mother is
adequate. Plants grown in iodine rich soil are also good sources. However, this is
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