What is the treatment for iodine deficiency?
As with many diseases, the best treatment is prevention. The U.S. Institute of Medicine has set the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for iodine in adults at 150 μg/day. Individuals who add tablet salt to their food regularly should use iodized salt. One teaspoon of iodized salt contains approximately 400 μg iodine. Most iodine-containing multivitamins have at least 150 μg iodine, but only about half of the types of multivitamins in the U.S. contain iodine.
