World Iodine Deficiency Day highlights the importance of iodine in diets for normal physical and mental development. Iodine deficiency remains a leading cause of preventable brain damage globally.

I. The reaction between iodate and bisulfite in acid medium produces iodine. Solutions A (iodate) and B (bisulfite) are mixed at room temperature in differing concentrations, producing a blue-black ...

While many of us might be familiar with iodine’s association with our thyroid, it might surprise you to know that this essential mineral also has an effect on the female hormone oestrogen.