What is Iodine? Importance of Iodine in diet. Foods rich in Iodine.

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India`s Burden

Deficiency of dietary Iodine: Iodine deficiency (IDD) is known to cause endemic goiter* (Goiter, an enlargement of the thyroid gland, appears as a swelling in the neck. When Iodine level is low the cell size increases trying to trap maximum iodine to synthesize the hormone and thereby enlarges in size& its widespread or endemic)

It also has the most damaging effect in a developing fetus ranging from mild brain dysfunction to irreversible mental retardation. Nowadays brain damage caused due to Iron deficiency during pregnancy is one of the most preventable of tragic conditions.

In India alone, over 200 million people are at risk of IDD and around 71 million suffer from Goiter and IDD. Supplementation of iodine as iodized salt that is used in the daily diet, has been the most promising and economical solution to ensure that iodine is available for normal body functions

What are the consequences of Iodine deficiency (IDD)?

Goitre
Subnormal intelligence
Endemic cretinism
Spontaneous abortions
Defect in vision, hearing, and speech - psychomotor defects
Hypothyroidism
Spasticity & Neuromuscular weakness
Intrauterine death (still birth)
Mental retardation - (Loss of 13 IQ points)

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01 July, 2014 | sri | Reply

Hi Madam,
I am suffering with hypothyrodism. having 25 mg Electroxin daily.
what foods should i eat?I am taking less sodium salt.Is it good?
Please reply.
Thanks.

01 April, 2013 | leena | Reply

though i am vegetaian can i take seecod capsule instead of fish as i am hypothyriod patient

20 September, 2011 | Vijayalakshmi Iyengar | Reply

Even if people eat a lot of fish and other sources of natural Iodine they can still used iodized salt without any worry as it does not add more than 300 mcg iodine daily to the diet. The fear of consuming excess iodine should not lead to stop use of iodized salt. Iodine excess is undesirable, but its consequences are not nearly so severe as those of iodine deficiency, because the latter affects human development and can produce permanent brain damage. Anyways most people can tolerate at least 1 mg (1000 mcg) of iodine daily without adverse effects, unless they have an auto immune problem.

12 August, 2011 | Prakruthi Shah | Reply

When my sister was pregnant she was diagnosed as a hypothyroid patient and put onto medication to correct it and have a normal pregnancy. Now her little son needs to take a little pill of thyroxin every day.Will this be needed for life? Will it affect his mental and physical growth?

13 August, 2011 | Poonam | Reply

Hello Prakruthi,
We understand your concern for your young nephew.
Some babies are born with a condition called congenital hypothyroidism. Was that the diagnosis for your nephew? Usually, if the medication the child receives is in the right quantities needed by the body the child should grow normally.
Your sister and her husband must discuss these issues with the doctor and also read a lot about the condition from reliable sites on the internet to be well informed about his condition and keep in touch with any new developments in the field.

12 August, 2011 | vishwa | Reply

We eat sea food regularly in our home especially seer, haddock and pomfret. Do we need to use iodised salt in our cooking?

13 August, 2011 | Poonam | Reply

Hello Vishwa,
If you are getting an average of 150ug of iodine per day through your diet, you are meeting your needs for the nutrient. If not, you will need to consume some iodised salt to cover the deficit.

31 October, 2011 | Vishwa | Reply

Hello madam Poonam,I want to clarify a couple of things.How do I know I am getting 150ug of Iodine everyday in my diet? We are fish eaters but we eat only once or twice a week. My wife is a veg she does not eat at all. Secondly we have no choice but to use iodised salt as all salt sold in the market is iodised salt.
However as somebody has commented if we take iodised salt along with naturally rich iodine foods it should not cause toxicity as we can tolerate upto 1000ug of iodine and iodised salt adds 300 ug per day on the high side.This is a consolation.

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