Dr. Mercola December 03 2000 4,179 views
An improvement in the iodine status of iodine deficient children, can have significant beneficial effects on mental performance, a new study suggests.
Researchers originally planned the study, to be double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled. However, the introduction of an adequate supply of iodized salt into the community caused a change in that design, as all children were getting increased iodine levels.
They studied a group of 196 initially iodine-deficient children, aged 7 to 11 years, in northern Benin.
The children's urinary iodine concentrations were measured and they were split into 2 groups:
Changes in mental and psychomotor performance were compared between the 2 groups.
Researchers found that the children with increased urinary iodine concentrations had a significantly greater increase in performance on the combination of mental tests than did the group with no change in urinary iodine concentrations.
The authors conclude that "An improvement in iodine status, rather than iodine status itself, determined mental performance in this population, which was initially iodine deficient. These findings suggest a "catch-up" effect in terms of mental performance."
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition November, 2000; 72: 1179-1185
Iodine-rich foods include seafood, sea vegetables (seaweed), and vegetables grown in iodine-rich soil.
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My natural doc did a 24 hour skin absorption test yesterday of iodine..2 square inch patch. It was gone in 2 hours.Anyone have any info wisdom they'd like to share? I have heard so many conflicting things, that I came here, cause I trust doc Mercola and some of the regulars wisdom here.
Anyone have any to share?
sorry this is so late in replying. The patch test/application is a pretty good way of determining deficiency. The idea is that, when you are no longer deficient, your body will stop absorbing the iodine solution and you may stop painting it on. I have never heard anything to the contrary. Good luck!
I currently have not thyroid and have finally gotten regualted on 31/2 grains of armour. Through some blood work have found that I am Iodine deficeint. I do the skin absorbtion test every few days becasue I am also taking large amounts of kelp. The first time I did it, it took less than 6 hours to absorb. As I have maintained my kelp dosage over the past few months my absorbtion rate has increased to over 24 hours which is where it is suppose to be at. The first day I took additional iodine I notice a skip in my step, it was not like a night and day expereince but I have noticed a difference in my energy and mood. Hope this is helpful. And all this came from going to several endorin docs over the past 7 years and then finally finding a ND who really dived in to figure out what was going on with me. Hope this is helpful.
Would your body absorb all the iodine it needs through your skin if you rub iodine antiseptic from the drug store? What about swimming in the ocean?