When you think of the vitamins and minerals that are needed, iodine is not the first thing that comes to mind. However, this mineral may be more important than calcium and vitamin C, and a day you have to enter 150 micrograms.
Last week, a British newspaper specializing in diabetes and endocrinology, announced that pregnant women should take iodine as a dietary supplement because it will stimulate the baby's cognitive development and increase IQ. Besides iodine prevents hair loss and stimulates its growth, protects your thyroid gland and contributes to the destruction of cancer cells.
"Iodine is very important for our body, particularly for thyroid function. In a word, for the normal functioning of the thyroid gland, "says nutritionist Gordana Milicevic.
The recommended daily dose:
* From 2 months to 4 years-70 micrograms / day
* 4 years and older, as well as pregnant and lactating women 150 micrograms / day
Foods that contain iodine are: Place the sea, spinach, nettles, garlic (which is usually considered a natural antibiotic), nuts ..
So, in which store has it?
- Most natural iodine found in the ocean. An extremely high percentage of iodine is in the algae that are also known as sea vegetables.
- Seafood absorb a large amount of iodine. Especially interesting are the mussels, shrimp and white fish. Canned tuna in oil, also contains a large amount of iodine.
- For vegetables, nuts and grains is difficult to draw enough iodine, but if you enter a few small portions, you will succeed.
- The glass of milk of 200 ml has about 60 micrograms of iodine.
- The two sticks of fish has about 66 micrograms of iodine.
- In 125 ml of fruit yogurt has about 60 micrograms.
- If you eat four shells, you would enter 69 micrograms of iodine.
- In two boiled eggs have 54 micrograms of this mineral.