Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD A low-iodine diet is prescribed before diagnostic radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) tests and before radioactive iodine treatments. The RAIU test is an imaging scan ...

Looking for more oomph during the day? Give some love to your thyroid—the body's energy regulator—by adding these mighty ...

As a dietitian at a major medical institution, I often talk with patients about the three macronutrients — protein, fat and carbs, so named because we need large amounts in our diet. But I much less ...

Globally iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable brain damage. Iodine deficiency occurs when the soil is poor in iodine, causing a low concentration in food products and ...

There are many vital nutrients we need from food. Some are well known - such as iron or vitamin C - but there is another, which is rarely mentioned despite a widespread insufficiency of it in our ...