Vegans may be at risk for iodine deficiency |
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A small US study of vegetarians and vegans, mostly women, found that vegetarians were consuming an amount marginally lower than that recommended, but vegans were half the recommended intake level and consuming 79 micrograms of iodine daily. Below 100 is considered iodine deficient and pregnant women require 150 - 249 micrograms/day. The study was published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism and by Reuters Health to the general public.
The authors conclude:
U.S. vegetarians are iodine sufficient. U.S. vegans may be at risk for low iodine intake, and vegan women of child-bearing age should supplement with 150 μ g iodine daily. Environmental perchlorate and thiocyanate exposures are not associated with thyroid dysfunction in these groups.
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