Iodine Helps Prevent Fatty Liver
Did you know that iodine is a vital mineral for a fast and efficient metabolism? People who are deficient in iodine are at greater risk of developing a fatty liver. Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a term that describes fatty liver associated with insulin resistance. People with this condition usually struggle with their weight and metabolism.

A study published in the journal BMC Gastroenterology found that adults with a high urinary iodine concentration are significantly less likely to have metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). The risk decreases sharply when the urinary iodine level exceeds 84.62 μg/L.
A urine test is the best way to determine if your body contains sufficient iodine. An ideal level is between 100 and 300 μg/L. The majority of the patients I see are significantly iodine deficient. This can harm their metabolism by interfering with thyroid hormone production, causing fatigue and raising the risk of fatty liver.
If you are iodine deficient, your healthy diet and exercise strategies will probably not pay off. You’ll have to go to twice the amount of effort to lose only half the weight of people who aren’t iodine deficient. It’s only natural that this would result in low motivation and depression.
It’s difficult to get enough iodine through food
Good food sources of iodine are iodized salt, some seafood (not farmed seafood) and edible seaweeds. Most people don’t use enough salt for iodized salt to make much of a difference, and seaweed is not commonly eaten. Wild seafood is usually far more expensive than farmed and is simply not available in many parts of the world.
Thyroid Health Capsules contain 160 μg of iodine per capsule, along with selenium, vitamin D and zinc. It is present in those supplements because it also has anti cancer properties which you can read about in this article.
If you wish to increase your iodine levels quickly take 2 capsules daily with food. You will also be boosting your levels of selenium and vitamin D 3 which also support healthy immune function, reducing the risk of infections and autoimmunity.
There are large areas of the world where soils are extremely deficient in iodine and one billion people are at risk of severe iodine deficiency. Iodine deficiency is far more likely if you live inland away from the ocean.
If you have been diagnosed with fatty liver, there is a great deal of helpful information in my book Fatty Liver: You Can Reverse It.
The above statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.
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