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Seaweed

nori · wakame · kombu
no number because no lifespan study covers it
no lifespan data · iodine

What it does

The densest natural iodine source; fucoidan has antioxidant properties.

Why there is no number here

No lifespan study covers seaweed. Rather than invent a figure, we say so. What it does have evidence for is iodine. Plenty of good food has no mortality data behind it — that does not make it bad, it makes it unmeasured.

What it is made of

How to eat it

Small amounts — too much iodine harms the thyroid too.

Minutes derived from Fadnes LT, Økland J-M, Haaland ØA, Johansson KA. Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy: A modeling study. PLOS Medicine 19(2):e1003889, 2022. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003889

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সামুদ্রিক শৈবাল

প্রাকৃতিক আয়োডিনের সবচেয়ে ঘন উৎস; ফিউকোইডানে অ্যান্টি-অক্সিডেন্ট গুণ।

অল্প পরিমাণে — বেশি আয়োডিনও থাইরয়েডের ক্ষতি।

এর আয়ু নিয়ে কোনো তথ্য নেই — তাই আমরা কোনো সংখ্যা বসাই না।

120 is the biological ceiling, not a promise. These are population estimates from a peer-reviewed model, not a personal forecast. Educational information, not medical advice.