Protecting yourself in a nuclear emergency with potassium iodide

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Life Extension Magazine

October, 2007

 

Protecting yourself in a nuclear emergency with potassium iodide

Many experts believe that the compound potassium iodide can protect

individuals from some of the harmful effects of radiation exposure. This

protective effect occurs because potassium iodide blocks radioactive

iodine from being absorbed by the thyroid gland. The thyroid cannot

distinguish between radioactive iodine and potassium iodide. Once the

potassium iodide is taken and the thyroid gland becomes saturated with

the compound, no more radioactive iodine or potassium iodide can be

absorbed for the next 24 hours.

 

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