From owner-metabolic-reg@net.bio.net Mon Dec 13 07:15:03 1999 Path: hgmp.mrc.ac.uk!pegasus.csx.cam.ac.uk!daresbury!uninett.no!newsfeed.nacamar.de!newsfeed.tli.de!newsfeed.enteract.com!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!nntp2.deja.com!nnrp1.deja.com!not-for-mail From: Moses Clarke <123moses2clarke9878@my-deja.com> Newsgroups: alt.food.vegan,bionet.glycosci,bionet.metabolic-reg,sci.med.nutrition Subject: Re: Thyroxin - Iodine sources? Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 06:50:00 GMT Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy. Lines: 28 Message-ID: <8324uo$k5c$1@nnrp1.deja.com> References: <831cf5$1ld$1@flood.xnet.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.172.142.122 X-Article-Creation-Date: Mon Dec 13 06:50:00 1999 GMT X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; MSN 2.5; Windows 98; DigExt) X-Http-Proxy: 1.1 x22.deja.com:80 (Squid/1.1.22) for client 216.172.142.122 X-MyDeja-Info: XMYDJUID123moses2clarke9878 Xref: hgmp.mrc.ac.uk bionet.glycosci:137 bionet.metabolic-reg:187 sci.med.nutrition:10126 Moses here: Kelp and dried edible seaweed. In article <831cf5$1ld$1@flood.xnet.com>, "River Mouse" wrote: > Fish and iodine fortified table salt are often cited as common sources of > iodine, which is required by the thyroid in the synthesis of thyroxin in > order to regulate the metabolic rate. As a vegan, I don't eat fish. > Additionally I don't season with salt out of personal preference. > > What foods contain extra iodine? > > I'm upping my cardiovascular workouts, and I'm concerned about being able to > maintain endurance / keeping my metabolism going. > > Thanks :) > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy. .