Actually its waters are also, highly appreciated for therapeutics due to its high iodine content.
The rest of the body, however, is so much more massive than the thyroid that the iodine content there is spread thin indeed.
The iodine content and thus the active chlorine content can be determined with iodometry.
Salt that is iodised with iodide may slowly lose its iodine content by exposure to excess air over long periods.
It features both a high iodine content as well as several hydrophilic groups.
The high iodine content gives the seaweed a distinctive flavour in common with olives and oysters.
They are considered an acquired taste due to their high iodine content, which imparts a bitter, medicinal flavor.
Whole seaweeds are not suitable for supplementation because their high iodine content limits the amount that may be safely consumed.
If the iodine content of one's diet can be increased, a person may no longer need thyroid hormone replacement therapy.
Generally, the consumption of algae should be minimal because of the high iodine content.