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Iodine

Iodine. By: Brittany Daigle. Deficiency. Symptoms: Extreme fatigue, goiter, mental slowing, depression, weight gain, and low basal body temperatures. Iodine deficiency is the leading cause of preventable mental retardation.

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Iodine

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  1. Iodine By: Brittany Daigle

  2. Deficiency • Symptoms: Extreme fatigue, goiter, mental slowing, depression, weight gain, and low basal body temperatures. • Iodine deficiency is the leading cause of preventable mental retardation. • Other possible things that can happen because of iodine deficiency: Breast Cancer and Stomach Cancer

  3. Toxicity • Poisonous if taken orally in larger amounts: 2-3 grams of it is a lethal dose for a adult human. • Excess iodine has symptoms similar to those of iodine deficiency.

  4. Function • Controls metabolism, normal thyroid function, and for the production of thyroid hormones.

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