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® AMERICAN THYROID ASSOCIATION Iodine Deficiency WHAT IS THE THYROID GLAND? WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF IODINE? The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped endocrine gland Iodine is present naturally in soil and seawater. The that is normally located in the lower front of the neck. availability of iodine in foods differs in various regions of The thyroid’s job is to make thyroid hormones, which are the world. Individuals in the United States can maintain secreted into the blood and then carried to every tissue adequate iodine TABLE 1: in the body. Thyroid hormone helps the body use energy, in their diet by stay warm and keep the brain, heart, muscles, and other using iodized table COMMON SOURCES OF organs working as they should. salt (unless they DIETARY IODINE have to restrict WHAT IS IODINE DEFICIENCY? the amount of salt Cheese Iodine is an element that is needed for the production of in their diet), by Cows milk thyroid hormone. The body does not make iodine, so it is eating foods high in Eggs an essential part of your diet. Iodine is found in various iodine, particularly foods (see Table 1). If you do not have enough iodine in dairy products, Frozen Yogurt your body, you cannot make enough thyroid hormone.