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Old 03-04-2013, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by buzzy View Post
Is that organic seaweed?
For people living in the U.S., seaweed is not recommended. Seaweed is rich in iodine and too much iodine can cause thyroid problems (goiter). The thinking is that we get enough iodine from our food plus what we get from iodized salt. It's interesting to note that too little iodine in the diet can cause goiter as well. So you need some but not too much.