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Old 01-10-2013, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by swiss View Post
There is a correlation between nuclear threats and iodine...
iodine has something to do with thyroid function...when their is alot of radiation in the environment a certain radioactive particle (forget which one specifically, i think its a type of iodine 131) will be absorbed by the body (in place of iodine)

thats why they sell alot of KI or potassium iodide during the fallout events, most recently the thing in japan....

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