Nascent iodine (dietary supplement)

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Nascent Iodine sometimes known by the generic term atomic iodine or generic trademark name Atomidine or by the misname detoxified iodine, is a liquid orally administered supplemental form of iodine, claimed to be in the monatomic state,^[1] originating from a 1931 Edgar Cayce formula. There is no evidence that "Nascent Iodine" is in any way distinct or superior to tincture of iodine. The promotion of "Nascent Iodine" is a form of quackery.

Criticism

In 1929 the

The concept of nascent state is obsolete.^[3][4] Thus, the name nascent iodine is a misrepresentation.

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