But assessment of
iodine status in pregnancy is difficult, and it remains unclear whether iodine intakes are sufficient in this group, leading to calls for iodine supplementation during pregnancy in several industrialized countries.
Methods of assessment of
iodine status in humans: a systematic review..
Not exact matches
Unfortunately, almost half of the respondents also incorrectly believe that women
in the U.S. have adequate
iodine status.
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If you are interested
in being tested for
iodine deficiency, this urine
iodine challenge test is the most accurate way to assess your
iodine status.
This is basic for good health
in all contexts, but optimizing thyroid hormone levels and maintaining
iodine and selenium
status are especially important for anyone with an infection.
I came accross a couple of studies where goiter prevalence varied three-fold
in neighboring villages with the same
iodine & selenium
status and presumably similar diets — its a bit bewildering, and I wouldn't be surprised if the major contribution was by viral infection or autoimmune disorder, with
iodine, selenium, and thiocyanates making underlying disorders visible.
No word on what her
iodine status was like, but
iodine deficiency is rare
in North America.
I don't mind eating a small, occasional quantity uncooked, but the consumption of large amounts is thyrotoxic
in that it causes goiter; moreover,
in people with marginal
iodine status, it is a risk factor for thyroid cancer (though appears not to be,
in iodine - replete individuals).
Lastly, the effect of
iodine in Hashimoto's is most dramatically demonstrated by a study by Yoon and colleagues (2003), where 78.3 % of patients with Hashimoto's regained euthyroid
status (reversing their Hashimoto's thyroiditis) after three months of restricting
iodine to less than 100 micrograms / day (versus 45.5 % who recovered
in an
iodine non-restriction group)(24).
Because a single measurements serves only as an isolated snapshot
in time, and may not be reflective of total body
iodine status, repeat testing may be necessary before conclusions about
iodine deficiency can be drawn.
In fact, groups with the aforementioned thyroid diseases, as well as individuals with positive TG or TPO antibodies, have been demonstrated to exhibit significantly higher levels of urinary
iodine, the main indicator of
iodine nutritional
status, compared to healthy controls (3).
Reinhardt W, Luster M, Rudorff KH, Heckmann C, Petrasch S, Lederbogen S, Haase R, Saller B, Reiners C, Reinwein D, Mann K. Several studies have suggested that
iodine may influence thyroid hormone
status, and perhaps antibody production,
in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease.
Ensuring adequate
iodine status during parenteral nutrition has become important, particularly
in preterm infants, as the use of povidone -
iodine disinfectants has declined.
Several studies have suggested that
iodine may influence thyroid hormone
status, and perhaps antibody production,
in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease.
Like all things
in nature, the relationship of
iodine status to thyroid health is resistant to simplified explanations.
In one study that compared a Paleolithic diet to the Nordic nutrition recommendations for two years, the Paleo dieters had significantly lower
iodine status (14).
Ideally, laboratory tests including a minimum of kidney values (BUN and creatinine)
in conjunction with thyroid testing that shows a euthyroid / close to euthyroid
status induced by treatment should be available to evaluate the effect of an
iodine deficient diet or methimazole treatment on kidney
status prior to I - 131.
A cross-sectional comparison study on the
iodine nutritional
status between rural and urban residents
in Zhejiang Province, China
An assessment of
iodine nutritional
status and thyroid hormone levels
in children aged 8 — 10 years living
in Zhejiang Province, China: a cross-sectional study