From: Amara Graps (amara@amara.com)
Date: Thu Apr 04 2002 - 12:04:44 MST
check your Iodine.
I had thought that iodine deficiency was mostly a thing of a past,
but a discussion with an endocrinologist today taught me something
different. If you don't use iodized salt (the regular table salt in
Germany is not iodized), and if you don't live near the sea, and if
you don't take iodine supplements (in your multivitamin/mineral),
then you are likely low on iodine. I also learned that water
supplies in this country have iodine added to fight this deficiency.
Southern Germany has much less iodine added to the water than
Northern Germany, which might explain why I've seen more than a few
older people here with enormous goiters.
Some medical information regarding iodine, intake levels for
good health, etc:
http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section1/chapter4/4c.htm
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