Context The effects of maternal inorganic iodine therapy on infant thyroid function are not well known. Objective This study investigated the effects on infant thyroid function of maternal inorganic iodine therapy when administered to lactating mothers with Graves disease. Design and Setting This study was a prospective case series performed at the Tajiri Thyroid Clinic, Kumamoto, Japan. ...

BACKGROUND Because iodine deficiency can influence background rates of thyroid disease or modify radiation dose-response relationships, we compiled descriptive data on iodine status among participants in a Belarusian-American screening study who were exposed in childhood to radioiodine fallout from the Chornobyl nuclear accident. We have used the data from two consecutive screening cycles to ex...

The present study was undertaken to assess the state of iodine nutrition of the representative population, consumption pattern of cyanogenic plant food that generally interfere with iodine nutrition, and to evaluate whether there is any interrelation between iodine and thiocyanate intake and their excretion pattern among school children in goiter endemic subHimalayan tarai region. A total of 56...

CONTEXT The dietary iodine intake of lactating women has been reported to be high in Korea. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess iodine balance and to determine its relationship with thyroid function in preterm infants. DESIGN Thyroid functions of preterm infants born at 34 wk gestation or less were evaluated in the first (n = 31) and third (n = 19) weeks. Mothers' breast milk (BM...

OBJECTIVE To explore (i) the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in populations with adequate and excessive iodine intakes and (ii) the effect of iodine exposure on the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction. DESIGN Cross-sectional study was conducted in Hebei in 2010. The population was classified as having adequate or excessive iodine intake according to the iodine concentration in drinking water....

OBJECTIVE To review methods for evaluating iodine deficiency in pregnant women and young infants and to discuss factors to be considered in the interpretation of their results. DESIGN Review of the literature regarding the various methods available for assessing iodine status. SETTING Population surveys and research studies. SUBJECTS Pregnant women and young infants. RESULTS Several fac...

background:  iodine deficiency disorder (idd) creates major public health problems in india, including gujarat. the bharuch district is a known iodine deficiency endemic area. this study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of  goiter in primary school children; to determine the median urinary iodine concentration; to assess the level of  iodine in salt samples at the household and retail s...

OBJECTIVES Hypothyroidism in utero leading to mental retardation is highly prevalent and recurrent in developing countries where iodine deficiency and thiocyanate overload are combined. So, to explore and identify human population's risks for developing iodine deficiency disorders and their endemicity in Western Cameroon, with the aim to prevent this deficiency and to fight again it, urinary io...

Iodine is one of the trace elements which are essential for mammalian life. The major objective of iodine biofortification of plants is to obtain food rich in this trace element, which may increase its consumption by various populations. Additionally, it may reduce the risk of iodine deficiency diseases. In this research for the first time we have assessed the bioavailability of iodine from raw...