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Article: Iodine and iodide: functions and benefits beyond the thyroid.(Iodine vs Iodide)
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- Townsend Letter
- Article date:
- December 1, 2008
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Introduction
A great misconception is that iodine's sole function in the body is to act as an essential component of thyroid hormones. The thyroid gland is not the only organ to concentrate and organify iodine. Accumulating evidence suggests there are many extrathyroidal benefits of iodine including maintaining the integrity of the mammary gland, antioxidant functions, anti-tumor activities, detoxification, immune system strengthening, and protection against potentially pathogenic bacteria. Since iodine is essential to every cell in the human body and has several biological functions beyond maintaining normal thyroid function, a reevaluation of "iodine ...