The recommended daily dose of dietary iodine has recently been
revised: 1e8 years old, 90 mg/d; 9e13 years, 120 mg/d; 14 years and
older, 150 mg/d; pregnant and lactating women 250 mg/d; and
women of reproductive age (15e49 years) 150 mg/d.3,4 The iodine
concentrations in foods of animal origin depend on their biological