An increased iodine requirement as a result of significant changes in human nutrition rather than a decreased environmental iodine supply is suggested to represent the main cause of
the iodine deficiency disorders (IDD).
Iodine deficiency disorders result from inadequate thyroid hormone production secondary to insufficient iodine [5].
Angermayr L, Clar C. Iodine supplementation for preventing
iodine deficiency disorders in children.
In one study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism in 2004, a group of researchers recruited 138 children with vitamin A deficiency, goiter, and
iodine deficiency disorders (by extension, poor thyroid functions).
This new report on the UNICEF - GAIN partnership to control
iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) documents 13 case studies - from Bangladesh to Ukraine - revealing successes and lessons learned in the design and implementation of salt iodization programmes.
Not exact matches
Mild
iodine deficiency and thyroid
disorders in Hong Kong.
Even mild
iodine deficiency can result in hypothyroidism and thyroid
disorders, especially in at - risk populations (10).
In addition, a relationship has been hypothesized between
iodine deficiency and a number of other health issues including other malignancies, obesity, attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD), psychiatric
disorders, and fibromyalgia.
A relationship has also been suggested between
iodine deficiency and a number of other health issues including other cancers, obesity, attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD), psychiatric
disorders, and fibromyalgia.
Because the conventional medical model treats autoimmune thyroid
disorders in the same way as they would treat someone with a nutrient
deficiency induced thyroid
disorder, someone who was born without a thyroid or someone who had their thyroid removed or treated with radioactive
iodine.
However,
Iodine is an essential mineral, and iodine deficiency, called IDD (Iodine Deficiency Disorder) is associated with adverse health out
Iodine is an essential mineral, and
iodine deficiency, called IDD (Iodine Deficiency Disorder) is associated with adverse health out
iodine deficiency, called IDD (
Iodine Deficiency Disorder) is associated with adverse health out
Iodine Deficiency Disorder) is associated with adverse health outcomes.
Introduction of iodised salt to regions of chronic
iodine -
deficiency disorders might transiently increase the proportion of thyroid
disorders, but overall the small risks of
iodine excess are far outweighed by the substantial risks of
iodine deficiency.
International efforts to control
iodine -
deficiency disorders are slowing, and reaching the third of the worldwide population that remains deficient poses major challenges.
Introduction of iodized salt to regions of chronic
iodine deficiency may transiently increase the incidence of thyroid
disorders, but overall, the relatively small risks of
iodine excess are far outweighed by the substantial risks of
iodine deficiency.
These effects are due to inadequate production of thyroid hormone and are termed
iodine -
deficiency disorders.
Iodine deficiency causes brain
disorders, cretinism, miscarriages and goiter, among many other diseases.
Mild
iodine deficiency during pregnancy is associated with decreased IQ and increased risk of attention deficit
disorder in the children (25, 26).