Multiple nutritional and environmental influences contribute to the prevalence and severity of IDDs in iodine deficient areas, including iron. In many developing countries, children are at high risk of both goiter and iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency adversely affects thyroid metabolism and may reduce the efficacy of iodized salt. The aim of this study was to investigate whether iron…
Iodine is an essential element that enables the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormones. The source of iodine in the body comes from food, iodized salt and iodine capsules. Iodized salt and iodine capsules had been used by the government in Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) elimination program. However, iodine capsules prophylaxis program in the IDD endemic areas had caused symptoms of hypert…
ABSTRACT Pregnant women suffering from Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) have higher risk for delivering baby with congenital hypothyroid. At present program to alleviate IDD using iodized salt and iodized oil capsules (high dose) was no longer use for pregnant women in endemic area. The objectives of this study is to examine the efficacy of low dose iodine plus beta carotene on the improvemen…
results of a survey conducted in 2003 found 35% of women had urinary iodine exrection is more than 300 mg/L that can harm our health arisk. nutritional status breastfeeding mothers may effect the value of iodine levels in ation due to maternal nutritional status of underweight or malnutritionan can lead to impaired milk production, more rapid exit and urine iodine levels in urine is reduced. to…
ln nearly all countries where iodine deficiency occurs, it is now well recognized that the most effective way to achieve the virtual elimination of 100 is through USI. lodized salt is a safe, cost-effective, and sustainable strategy to ensure sufficient intake of iodine by all individuaIs. The aim of the study is measure the relationships of maternal knowledge and attitudes with the use of iodi…
lodine Deficiency Disorder is stil/ one of nutritional problems in lndonesia. The Impact of iodine deficiency disorder is in the physical and mental growth and development which in the long rung will decrease the quality of human resources. Clinical manifestation of iodine deficiency disorders are goiter and cretinism. Cretinism was stil/ found in the newborn in the District of Purworejo. To de…
iodine intake is important for thyroid function. marginal iodine intake can cause goiter, characterized by an enlarged thyroid gland. in addition to effecting thyroid hormones and tiroglobulin in the blood. iodine status is determined by various factors, among others, the consumption of food containing iodine between food sources iodine of iodine status. this cross sectional study included 70 r…