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After trials showed that supplements of iodine could prevent goitre ... For one, only about half of American table salt (which makes up 11% of the salt Americans consume today) is actually ...

While many of us might be familiar with iodine’s association with our thyroid, it might surprise you to know that this essential mineral also has an effect on the female hormone oestrogen.