The normal functioning of the human body is impossible without a number of chemical elements that give it vitality and the ability to develop. One such element is iodine. With this fact it is difficult to argue, as for certain everyone knows that it is necessary for our thyroid gland, where the element takes a direct part in the synthesis of hormones.
Iodine gets into the human body in various ways: through the food that contains it, and also through air and water. Cells of a healthy, normally functioning thyroid gland are able to absorb a trace element from the circulatory system, thereby ensuring a stable functioning of the organ.
If we consider the sources of replenishment of this element, then in the first place in its content, of course, there is food in which iodine is present. There is a certain daily rate necessary to maintain the required level of the element. A huge amount of it contains kelp, but in the domestic market it is not the most common product and we have to replace it with a set of other foods that are more affordable for our fellow citizens.
Among food of animal origin, the choice will rather fall on fish products, rather than meat. They are richer in the content of the trace element, especially sea fish - a true storehouse of the substance we need. It should be noted among the seafood shellfish and crustaceans, which are concentrated in times more useful element than their neighbors. These are squid, mussels, oysters, shrimps, lobsters, lobsters. Most of them can be found at reasonable prices on the shelves of domestic supermarkets and supplement your body with an additional dose of a vital element. A large concentration of iodine is found in marine algae (about 70 species). However, we are most familiar with sea kale, cheap and at the same time useful. Milk products and eggs also contain iodine, but in less quantity. Iodine-containing products of vegetable origin include some types of vegetables, fruits and cereals.
One of the main suppliers of the element is sea fish - cod. Just 200 grams provides a daily stock of the item. Iodine is found in fish oil, which small children do not like! However, this problem is solved, since now it is sold in capsules, so everyone will find an effort to swallow it without causing themselves to experience unpleasant sensations. Iodine is simply necessary for young children during their development.
However, there is one feature - iodine is very quickly excreted from the body and requires constant replenishment. It also breaks down when the products are improperly prepared and you may not receive a daily dose without even knowing about it. Such types of slave, such as sea bass, flounder, hedgehog during cooking can lose a large amount of this element. At their frying up to 70% of its total content in the product is destroyed. A little less loss of iodine during cooking and steaming, up to 50%.
As for other food products, they also lose a significant percentage of the content of the element during heat treatment. For example, meat - up to 60%, eggs - from 15 to 20%. A product like milk, only 5 minutes after boiling loses 20% of iodine.
Everyone knows iodized salt as an additional source of useful substance. However, few people know that when it is stored for six months, it becomes "poorer" by 30%, in the open pack for 80 or even 90% in the summer.
Everyone needs to understand how important it is to supplement your diet with iodine-containing foods on a daily basis. It has long been customary to organize weekly fish days. Why do not we join this beautiful tradition and organize a "useful" holiday with our family. If you live near the sea, then you are lucky twice. Fruits and vegetables grown in these areas are much richer in iodine content. However, living in another area and in an environment in which it is impossible to get enough products containing iodine, do not despair. Diversify your daily diet, use drugs with a high percentage of it and your body will get everything you need.