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The Vegan Society in the UK produce the VEG-1 supplement, which contains 100% NRV of Iodine for an adult (150µg) along with other vitamins and nutrients that might be lacking on a vegan/vegetarian diet
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Rising partisanship did not make environmentalism more popular or politically effective. Instead, it saw flat or falling overall public opinion, fewer major legislative achievements, and fluctuating executive actions.
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On the last point: I take this potassium iodide supplement, which I recommend. (I take one capsule every two days.)
I looked into iodine supplements a while ago—the two main forms are potassium iodide and seaweed/kelp. Two or three legit-looking articles I found said that seaweed/kelp-based iodine supplements can contain very different amounts of iodine to what they say on their labels, which seems like a good reason to be wary. (Additionally, a couple other articles claimed that seaweed/kelp supplements contain high levels of toxic heavy metals, but the veracity of this claim wasn't clear to me.)