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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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Comparative analysis of five correction methods for thyroid volume by ultrasound and their recommended reference values in Chinese children aged 8–10 years

TL;DR: BSAV was the best method of TVOL correction in this research, as no significant difference was found in TVOL and thyroid goitre rate between children with normal and abnormal thyroid function.
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Fischverzehr in der Schwangerschaft: Risiko oder Benefit?

TL;DR: The risk-benefit balance of fish consumption during pregnancy remains unclear because uptake of both, essential nutrients and toxicants via fish consumption, has seldom been investigated in relation to fetal development as mentioned in this paper.

Biofortification of Iodine Concentration in the Leaves of Amaranthus Sp and Ipomea reptan Poir Growing in Hydroponic Culture

TL;DR: It is concluded that biofortification of Iodine in the leafy green vegetables by applying hydroponic culture is possible and the analysis of variance for plant height, leaves number, and chlorophyll content were not significantly different for both kangkung and spinach.
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Infant iodine status and associations with maternal iodine nutrition, breast-feeding status and thyroid function

TL;DR: Breastfed infants in Norway are at risk of insufficient iodine intake during the first months of life and awareness of promoting adequate iodine nutrition for lactating women should be prioritised.
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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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TL;DR: Undiagnosed hypothyroidism in pregnant women may adversely affect their fetuses; therefore, screening for thyroid deficiency during pregnancy may be warranted.
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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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