DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year-old male who has been experiencing an increase in breast size (slightly more on the left than the right) over the past year. I am healthy and have taken no medications ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I notice that the specialty salts I now buy, such as Himalayan or sea salt, are not iodized. Should I be concerned about getting enough iodine in my diet? -- P.M. ANSWER: Iodine is ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year-old male who has been experiencing an increase in breast size (slightly more on the left than the right) over the past year. I am healthy and have taken no medications ...

Dear P.M.: Iodine is necessary to make the thyroid hormones. In the United States, the areas with the least iodine are the Great Lakes, Appalachians and Pacific Northwest. Iodized salt, and the ...

When you think of iodine—the chemical element that helps your body produce thyroid hormones and regulate energy—you probably associate it with table salt. That’s because back in the 1920s, researchers ...

Michelle Routhenstein, M.S., R.D.N., C.D.E, C.D.N. Cardiovascular Nutrition Michelle is a preventive cardiology nutritionist, registered dietitian nutritionist ...

Dr Sarah Bath has previously received funding from The Medical Research Council and lecture fees from the Dairy Council. Margaret Rayman does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding ...

Consumers of milk-alternative drinks may be at of risk iodine deficiency, according to the findings of a new study. Consumers of milk-alternative drinks may be at of risk iodine deficiency, according ...