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7 Ιουλ 2022 · Iodine deficiency occurs when your body doesn’t get enough iodine. Symptoms include an enlarged thyroid and hypothyroidism. It’s caused by a lack of iodine in your diet. Treatment involves iodine supplements and sometimes thyroid hormone supplements. You can prevent iodine deficiency by eating foods that contain iodine and using iodized salt.
6 Φεβ 2018 · This chapter provides an overview of the disorders caused by iodine deficiency. Extensively referenced, it includes data on dietary sources of iodine, goitrogens, the effects of iodine deficiency throughout the lifecycle, the pathophysiology of iodine deficiency, as well as strategies for control and monitoring of the iodine deficiency ...
17 Απρ 2023 · An iodine deficiency causes your thyroid not to produce enough thyroid hormone, which can cause other health conditions. Treatment typically involves increasing your iodine intake. Iodine...
Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of thyroid disease, specifically hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). Hypothyroidism can cause symptoms including severe tiredness, feeling cold, weight gain and an enlarged thyroid (goitre).
Serious iodine deficiency during pregnancy can result in stillbirth, spontaneous abortion and congenital abnormalities such as cretinism - a grave, irreversible form of mental retardation that affects people living in iodine-deficient areas of Africa and Asia.
Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome, previously known as cretinism, is a condition associated with iodine deficiency and goiter, commonly characterised by mental deficiency, deafness, squint, disorders of stance and gait and stunted growth due to hypothyroidism.
24 Μαΐ 2013 · Iodine deficiency is the main cause of brain damage in childhood. It results in impaired cognitive and motor development which affects a child’s performance at school. In adulthood, it affects productivity and the ability to find a job.
