Iodine deficiency: Europeans are more exposed due to changes in their diet
The World Health Organization (WHO) is warning Europeans of an increased risk of iodine deficiency due to changing diets and ...
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Nuclear risk: Does France have enough stock of iodine?
© ShutterstockAsked about the stock of iodine available in France by our colleagues of the Parisian (March 21 edition), Olivier ...
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Here’s why you shouldn’t use iodized salt to cook your pasta
Cooking spaghetti or macaroni in water containing iodized salt can release potentially harmful substances. THE ESSENTIAL Iodine is essential for ...
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Finally no benefit of radioactive iodine in thyroid cancer
New research concludes the need for a paradigm shift in the care of people with thyroid cancer. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Nuclear threat: why shouldn’t iodine be taken as a precaution?
With the nuclear threat linked to the war in Ukraine, some French people are looking for iodine… But taking it ...
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True and false ideas about summer allergies
Does flying cause asthma attacks? Is it possible to be allergic to mosquito bites or the sun? Doctor Sophie Silcret-Grieu, ...
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Consumption of algae: beware of excess iodine
The National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) warns against excessive consumption of algae. In question: their ...
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India: bindis against iodine deficiency
© ThinkstockTo be in good health, it is essential to refueliodine regularly. Indeed, this 100% natural trace element is used ...
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Plant milks: insufficient iodine intake
Plant milks contain insufficient amounts of iodine, which is a public health problem given their success.Plant-based milks cannot replace milks ...
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Taking iodine during pregnancy would increase the child’s IQ
© thinkstockIodine plays an important role in the brain development and the nervous system of the unborn baby during pregnancy. ...
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Hyperthyroidism: cancer risks with radioactive iodine treatment
© GettyImagesTreatment for hyperthyroidism with radioactive iodine would greatly increase the risk of developing cancer, researchers from the National Cancer ...
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Nuclear power plants: many residents have not removed their iodine tablets
© IRSNIn 2016, the government decided to extend the area of the areas affected by the Special Intervention Plan (PPI) ...
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Radiation protection: a Parisian hospital pinned down
The Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) called the Paris hospital to order for breaches in the protection of employees against radiation ...
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Iodine: Experts Remind Increased Needs During Pregnancy
Pregnant women do not consume enough iodine, according to a Swedish study. This deficiency can lead to mental retardation in ...
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Vegetable milks deficient in iodine
© ThinkstockPlant-based milks do not provide enough iodine, according to the results of a study published in the medical journal ...
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Do I run the risk of an iodine deficiency if I eat little bread?
I read an article about the importance of iodine. Now I eat little salt and I only eat two sandwiches ...
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5 questions about… iodine tablets
Why are you (not) receiving iodine pills? Between 10 and 25 October 2017, 1.2 million households in the Netherlands will ...
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The traces of plutonium found in the Seine are harmless
While abnormal traces were found in the sediments at the bottom of the Seine, ASN specifies that if people were ...
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Do you get too little iodine if you don’t eat bread?
I read somewhere that you won't get iodine if you never eat bread. I do eat fish, but not every ...
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Iodine is essential for pregnant women
Pregnant women are often deficient in iodine, and this nutrient is essential during pregnancy and breastfeeding because it allows better ...
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Am I getting enough iodine?
I am 58 years old and eat low salt because of my high blood pressure. How do I get enough ...
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Am I getting enough iodine?
I am a 58 year old woman and eat low salt because of my high blood pressure. How do I ...
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Iodine: needed for the thyroid gland
Trace element for growth The trace element iodine is necessary for the thyroid hormones. These hormones in turn are important ...
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Allergies: doctors denounce 7 received ideas
More and more misconceptions are circulating around allergies and allergens. On the occasion of its annual congress, the American College ...
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Pregnancy: iodine is essential for the baby’s brain
© iStock Iodine is an essential nutrient for pregnant and breastfeeding women because it allows better brain development in babies, ...
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Mild iodine deficiency lowers children’s IQs
Children whose mothers were iodine-deficient during their pregnancy had three IQ points less by the age of 8. And at ...
Read moreHyperactivity linked to iron and iodine deficiencies?
March 30, 2005 - For the first time, a study concludes that the majority of children with attention deficit hyperactivity ...
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Preventive distribution of iodine tablets
The ASN (Nuclear Safety Authority) organized with the collaboration of the Ministries of the Interior and of Health and with ...
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