The Importance of Iodine in Thyroid Health

The iodine is not a bad guy. We do need it, but we need it in a certain window. Anyone can get overtly harmed by levels of greater than about 1100 micrograms per day. About 20 to 30% of the US population at present is exposed to amounts that we know are excessive for some people. And there's ways in which exposure may not be overtly toxic, but it may be harmful for a subset of the population.