- Re: LID - Two Questions

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Hi ,

Thank you for the clarification. I think from now on, I'll either

ask the pizzeria to read off the ingredients (yes, it was by the

scoop) or buy some kind of ice in the grocery. Oh well.... I just

can't believe how many things we consume on a daily basis that have

iodine in it.....it's really unbelievable.

That makes sense about the meat. So, I would imagine that there is

some iodine in the meat that we're eating but it's minimal compared

to what would be in their milk. At least now I can stop wondering

why..... The stuff you think about when you're hypo and on the

LID....it's amazing...... )

Thanks again !

Take care,

Joanne

>

> > As I'm sitting here enjoying an Italian ice ... (rainbow) ...

> > I realized that the red part may have that red dye #3 in it. Does

> > anyone know for sure if this flavor ice is safe to have on the

LID?

>

> I don't think anyone could say for sure, since there are so many

brands.

> My guess is that there probably isn't any red #3 in it, but I

wouldn't want

> to take the chance.

>

> I'm assuming this is something that you're buying by the scoop as

opposed

> to in a package?

> I would have someone at the pizza place read off all the

ingredients (just

> to be sure there's not some other unexpected forbidden ingredient).

>

> > I have been enjoying it so I would hate to give it up.

>

> You could probably find a reasonable substitute at the

supermarket; we

> have several kinds of ices and Italian ices in our local market;

then you'd

> know for sure what's in it.

>

> > My other question is that if we can't have dairy because of the

> > iodine content that is in the milk from the cows' system (and also

> > from the pasturizing process), than how come we can eat their

meat?

> > Wouldn't there be iodine in the meat from the cows, chickens,

etc..?

> > If anyone would know, I'm curious......

>

> Good question, easy answer :-)

>

> Just as RAI is found primarily in our bodily fluids (saliva and

urine more

> than the others), it also accumulates in mother's milk, which is

also why

> it is vital for lactating women not to ingest RAI. Even if the

milk is

> dumped (thus not endangering the baby), the high concentration of

radiation

> can do great damage to the breasts.

>

> There are some versions of the LID that restrict consumption of

meat and

> poultry to no more than 5 ounces a day, for just the reason you

suggest;

> it's impossible to know how much iodine may have been consumed by

the

> animal and retained in the flesh. But it doesn't begin to compare

in

> concentration to the iodine found in milk.

>

> Hope that makes sense.

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