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Is That So? The Claim: All Thyroid Patients Should Take Iodine

The Claim: All Thyroid Patients Should Take Iodine. Is That So? A lot of people -- doctors, experts, family, friends -- have quite a bit to say about thyroid disease. But not all of it is particularly accurate. When it comes to these sorts of blanket statements, thyroid patient advocate and writer Mary Shomon, About.com's Thyroid Guide, has one thing to say: "Is That So?" Join her as she debunks the myths, "conventional wisdom" and popular but unproven dogma of thyroid disease.