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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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2014 European Thyroid Association Guidelines for the Management of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy and in Children

TL;DR: This guideline has been produced as the official statement of the European Thyroid Association guideline committee and indicates that targeted antenatal screening for thyroid function will miss a substantial percentage of women with thyroid dysfunction.
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The role of nutrition in children's neurocognitive development, from pregnancy through childhood

TL;DR: This review examines the current evidence for a possible connection between nutritional intake (including micronutrients and whole diet) and neurocognitive development in childhood and concludes that malnutrition can impair cognitive development, whilst breastfeeding appears to be beneficial for cognition.
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Risk Factors for Childhood Stunting in 137 Developing Countries: A Comparative Risk Assessment Analysis at Global, Regional, and Country Levels.

TL;DR: FGR and unimproved sanitation are the leading risk factors for stunting in developing countries and reducing the burden of stunting requires a paradigm shift from interventions focusing solely on children and infants to those that reach mothers and families and improve their living environment and nutrition.
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Benefits of Docosahexaenoic Acid, Folic Acid, Vitamin D and Iodine on Foetal and Infant Brain Development and Function Following Maternal Supplementation during Pregnancy and Lactation

Nancy L. Morse
- 24 Jul 2012 - 
TL;DR: Maternal supplementation within recommended safe intakes in populations with dietary deficiencies may prevent many brain and central nervous system malfunctions and even enhance brain development and function in their offspring.
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A controlled trial of iodinated oil for the prevention of endemic cretinism: a long-term follow-up.

TL;DR: The results showed that if the iodine supplement was given before conception the nervous form of endemic cretinism was prevented and justifies the use of the term iodine deficiency disorder to cover the polymorphic nature of the abnormalities attributable to iodine deficiency.
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Defective neuromotor and cognitive ability in iodine-deficient schoolchildren of an endemic goiter region in Sicily.

TL;DR: The general intellectual aptitude in Bender deficient subjects was evaluated by the Terman Merrill test and was found to be impaired in 95%, thus confirming the existence of an endemic cognitive deficiency (ECD), distinct from the endemic mental deficiency previously found in other endemic goiter, iodine-deficient areas.
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Risk of zinc, iodine and other micronutrient deficiencies among school children in North East Thailand

TL;DR: The prevalence of zinc and iodine deficiency and their interrelationships with vitamin A deficiency and anemia and associations with socio-economic status, hemoglobin type, and anthropometry in North East Thailand are assessed in a cross-sectional study.
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Fetal thyroid hormone level at birth is associated with fetal growth.

TL;DR: Fetal thyroid hormone level as measured in the cord blood is associated with birth weight, supporting the role of thyroid hormone in fetal growth as discussed by the authors. But thyroid levels are not associated with sexual development.
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Infant Survival Is Improved by Oral Iodine Supplementation

TL;DR: Oral iodized oil supplementation of infants may reduce infant mortality in populations at risk for iodine deficiency and had a stronger effect on the mortality of males compared with females.
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