ArticleEnvironmental geochemistry and health2015
The importance of iodine in public health.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A systematic review of iodine intake in children, adults, and pregnant women in Europe-comparison against dietary recommendations and evaluation of dietary iodine sources.Nutrition reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers on Hormonal and Reproductive Health in E-Waste-Exposed Population: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Developing Iron and Iodine Enrichment in Tomato Fruits to Meet Human Nutritional Needs.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Climate changes affecting global iodine status.European thyroid journal · 2024Review
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Iodized Salt Among Adults Aged 18 to 65 in the United Arab Emirates.Cureus · 2024Article
- Low Iodine Nutrition Knowledge in Chinese Breastfeeding Women despite Adequate Iodine Status.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Preparation of Granular Organic Iodine and Selenium Complex Fertilizer Based on Biochar for Biofortification of Parsley.Scientifica · 2024Article
- Iodine: a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023.Food & nutrition research · 2023Article
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- Iodine, Seaweed, and the Thyroid.European thyroid journal · 2021Review
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- Mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency in a sample of pregnant women and salt iodine concentration from Zhejiang province, China.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2020Article
- Simultaneous Biofortification of Rice With Zinc, Iodine, Iron and Selenium Through Foliar Treatment of a Micronutrient Cocktail in Five Countries.Frontiers in plant science · 2020Article
- Insufficient iodine status in pregnant women as a consequence of dietary changes.Food & nutrition research · 2020Article
- Has iodized salt reduced iodine-deficiency disorders among school-aged children in north-west Iran? A 9-year prospective study.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
- Constant iodine intake through the diet could improve hypothyroidism treatment: a case report.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2018Article
- Assessment of iodine importance and needs for supplementation in school-aged children in Portugal.BMC nutrition · 2017Article
- Iodine Supplementation in Pregnancy and the Dilemma of Ambiguous Recommendations.European thyroid journal · 2016Review
- Iodine Deficiency, Still a Global Problem?Current health sciences journalArticle
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Abstract
Iodine (I) deficiency has been known for more than a century and is known to cause cretinism at the extreme end of the spectrum but also, importantly, impaired development and neurocognition in areas of mild deficiency. The WHO has indicated that median urinary iodine of 100-199 μg/l in a population is regarded as indicative of an adequate iodine intake. The understanding of the spectrum of iodine deficiency disorders led to the formation of The International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders which has promulgated the use of household iodized salt and the use of such salt in food processing and manufacture. Iodine deficiency is particularly important in pregnancy as the fetus relies on maternal thyroxine (T4) exclusively during the first 14 weeks and also throughout gestation. As this hormone is critical to brain and nervous system maturation, low maternal T4 results in low child intelligence quotient. The recommendation for I intake in pregnancy is 250 μg/day to prevent fetal and child brain function impairment. During the past 25 years, the number of countries with I deficiency has reduced to 32; these still include many European developed countries. Sustainability of adequate iodine status must be achieved by continuous monitoring and where this has not been performed I deficiency has often recurred. More randomized controlled trials of iodine supplementation in pregnancy are required in mild iodine-deficient areas to inform public health strategy and subsequent government action on suitable provision of iodine to the population at risk.
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