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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 28.
Published in final edited form as: Endocr Pract. 2013 Mar-Apr;19(2):206–211. doi: 10.4158/EP12193.OR

Table 1.

Recommendations for Median Daily Dietary Iodine Intake

Nonpregnant, nonlactating adolescents and adults Pregnant women
Institute of Medicine (26) 150 μg 220 μg
WHO, UNICEF, ICCIDD (11) 150 μg 250 μg
Endocrine Society (27) ---- 250 μg

Abbreviations: WHO = World Health Organization; UNICEF = United Nations Children’s Fund; ICCIDD = International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders.