Assertion: element iodine | /r/HasProperty | essential nutrient
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text: Iodine deficiency is a lack of the trace element iodine, an essential nutrient in the diet.
text: Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, August 6, reports that the trace elements iodine and selenium are essential for thyroid gland functioning and thyroid hormone biosynthesis and metabolism.
text: The chemical element iodine is an essential nutrient with many different health benefits, such as the regulation of the thyroid gland.