How does iodine get into eggs?
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Studies have shown that supplementing a hen's diet with iodine can significantly increase the iodine content of her eggs. The mechanism for how iodine gets into eggs is a process that relies heavily on the hen's dietary intake and her metabolic systems to deposit the trace mineral into the developing egg. This transfer pathway is a key aspect of how eggs can serve as a dietary source of iodine for humans.
