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An essential micronutrient not commonly found in food, iodine is needed for the synthesis of thyroid hormones and is critical for normal neurodevelopment in utero.

Although the nutrition and dietetics profession has become somewhat more diverse over the past two decades, it does not resemble the communities it serves.

In its most mild and transient form, it can be an uncomfortable nuisance, but severe or chronic diarrhea lasting two weeks or more can be dangerous, leading to dehydration, malabsorption and nutrient deficiencies.

The third most-abundant mineral in the human body, potassium is an electrolyte, regulating fluid balance by transferring nutrients and waste in and out of cells.

These microscopic bacteria may be instrumental to the treatment and prevention of certain infectious diseases, metabolic conditions, immune disorders and neurological disorders.

Food & Nutrition Magazine invited three Stone Soup bloggers to join a screening of the film Food Evolution and share their feedback. Here’s how they described the documentary,