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The role of iodine in human growth and development.

Michael B. Zimmermann
- 01 Aug 2011 - 
- Vol. 22, Iss: 6, pp 645-652
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Iodine prophylaxis of deficient populations with periodic monitoring is an extremely cost effective approach to reduce the substantial adverse effects of iodine deficiency throughout the life cycle.
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This article is published in Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 295 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Iodine deficiency & Cretinism.

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Adequate Urinary Iodine Concentration among Infants in the Inland Area of Norway.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors collected data on dietary intake of iodine, iodine knowledge in mothers, and assessed iodine concentration in mother's breast milk and in infant's urine in a cross-sectional study at two public healthcare clinics in the inland area of Norway.
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Iodine Requirements in Pregnancy

TL;DR: Meta-analyses of studies of maternal iodine supplementation in moderately to severely iodine-deficient areas have shown benefits for child development and cognitive function, although more research is warranted.
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The relationship between feeding patterns and growth of infants up to 6 months

TL;DR: The results of this study indicated that exclusive breastfeeding and mixed feeding patterns in comparison with formula feeding can have more favourable effect on the growth of weight and height in infants between the ages of 2-4 months.
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Iodine Intake From Diet and Supplements and Urinary Iodine Concentration in a Cohort of Pregnant Women in the United States.

TL;DR: In this article , a large cohort of pregnant women were assessed using Diet History Questionnaire 2.0 and the modified Sandell-Kolthoff reaction in samples collected between 14-20 weeks gestation (n=966), and the median intake of iodine from diet was 108.8 μg/d, and 63% (473/750) were below the estimated average requirement (EAR).

Analysis of iodine content in seaweed and estimation of iodine intake

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a spectrophotometer Uv-visible at wavelengths 463,9 nm to obtain the levels of iodine on seaweed (seaweed ) in the village Punaga sub district Mangarabombang district Takalar.
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TL;DR: The DRIs represent the new approach adopted by the Food and Nutrition Board to providing quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes for use in a variety of settings, replacing and expanding on the past 50 years of periodic updates and revisions of the Recommended Dietary Allowances.
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Dietary reference intakes for vitamin A, vitamin K, arsenic, boron, chromium, copper, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, silicon, vanadium, and zinc : a report of the Panel on Micronutrients, Subcommittees on Upper Reference Levels of Nutrients and of Interpretation and Use of Dietary Reference Intakes, and the Standing Committee on the Scientific Evaluation of Dietary Reference Intakes, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine

TL;DR: In this article, a review of the scientific literature regarding dietary micronutrients, recommendations have been formulated regarding vitamins A and K, iron, iodine, chromium, copper, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, and other potentially beneficial trace elements such as boron to determine the roles, if any, they play in health.
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