No Iodine in Most Processed Foods

“A 2022 study out of McMaster University in Hamilton found 11.9 per cent of the Canadians they monitored had a moderate to severe deficiency.”

“The authors, who looked at iodine levels collected from 800 participants in four clinical sites across Canada, say recent public health policies that call for people to reduce their sodium and dairy intake may also have inadvertently reduced iodine intake.”

“Canadians are also eating less seafood than you might think — almost two kilograms fewer than Americans per capita in 2021, according to data from the United Nations.”

“We now have a resurgence, at least of mild to moderate deficiency,” says Philip Britz-McKibbin, a chemistry professor at McMaster University and one of the authors of the study.

“Mild to moderate iodine deficiency might not cause visible symptoms — like a goitre — but it still has an impact on health, says Britz-McKibbin.”

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