Iodine
Eat a serving of dried seaweed, and you consume 6,720 percent of the daily recommended intake of iodine. While your body requires iodine for the healthy function of your thyroid, too much is a bad thing. Consuming a serving of seaweed occasionally will not harm your health, but taking in this food regularly may lead to the development of thyroid conditions, including cancer.
I have had about 10 servings this week, I think. Crap.
Check out this table from
| Food | Serving Size | Iodine |
|---|---|---|
| Dried Seaweed | 1/4 ounce | >4,500µg (4.5 mg) (3000% DV) |
| Cod | 3 ounces* | 99µg(66% DV) |
| Iodized Salt ( | Fortified) | 1 gram 77µg (51% DV) |
| Baked Potato with peel | 1 medium | 60µg (40% DV) |
| Milk | 1 cup (8 fluid ounces) | 56µg (37% DV) |
| Shrimp | 3 ounces | 35µg (23% DV) |
| Fish sticks | 2 fish sticks | 35µg (23% DV) |
| Turkey breast | 3 ounces | 34µg (23% DV) |
| Navy beans, cooked | 1/2 cup | 32µg (21% DV) |
| Tuna, canned in oil | 3 ounces (1/2 can) | 17µg (11% DV) |
| Egg, boiled | 1 large | 12µg (8% DV) |
This is so crazy, if iodine poisoning is that easy to get with one package of seaweed, you'd think they would label it or at least mention the amount in the nutritious facts. Not to mention the radioactive iodine and other heavy metals that might be in them. :::link:::
They still taste good though.