Iodine ☁️

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  • What are the functions of iodine
    Makes thyroxin in thyroid gland to control metabolic rate of body
  • What are the main sources of iodine
    Seafood, vegetable, dairy foods
  • deficiency of iodine
    Swelling in neck
  • Iodine

    • We get iodine from vegetables, dairy products and seafood.
    • We need iodine to make certain hormones.
    • A serious iodine deficiency can lead to goitre (swelling of the neck) as well as complications in unborn children.