I o d i n e
Is required not only for the synthesis of thyroid hormones, thyroxine and triiodothyronine and to prevent goiter, but also, probably as an antioxidant, for extrathyroidal organs as mammary and salivary glands and for gastric mucosa and immune system (thymus). |
150 µg RDA - 1100 µg UL Index: RDA (recommanded dietary allowances) per day [1] UL (tolerable upper intake level) per day [2] References: [1] Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [2] Dietary Reference Intakes: Tolerable Upper Intake Levels, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academies, 1997 |