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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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Optimizing Growth: The Case for Iodine

TL;DR: Iodine is an essential micronutrient and component of thyroid hormone as discussed by the authors , and it is critical to maintain and promote normal growth and development, especially during vulnerable life stages such as pregnancy and early infancy.
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Sports Games towards Intelligence and Nerve Development of Children in Iodine Deficiency Endemic Area

TL;DR: In this paper , the effect of sports games on IQ score, TSH, and BDNF levels of elementary school children in IDD endemic areas was examined by using a quasi-pretest-posttest control group design experiment.
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Wachstum bei Störungen der Schilddrüsenfunktion im Kindes- und Jugendalter

TL;DR: This article summarises the current literature concerning the effect of thyroid hormone disorders of mother and child and their therapy on growth and the relevance of adequate treatment.
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Evaluation of Iodate Status in a Group of Children with Stature Delay from Sibiu County

TL;DR: The results are related to those published in other articles and call for their extension to larger group of children throughout the country, because iodine deficiency is still an issue of public health with multiple effects on the mental and somatic growth and development of children.
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Iodine Intakes of <150 μg/day or >550 μg/day are Not Recommended during Pregnancy: A Balance Study.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper explored the associations among iodine intake, excretion, and retention to provide information regarding iodine requirements during pregnancy, and the mean 7-d iodine retention was 43.0 ± 1060 μg/7 d.
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