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Many elderly people have experienced the era of "iodized salt", and remember back to 1996, when the country implemented salt iodization, because the lack of iodine at that time not only led to endemic goiter, but also affected brain development.
Compared with other countries, the mainland is a country with more serious iodine deficiency diseases, especially those living in rural areas, plains and inland areas, and mountainous areas where iodine deficiency is more serious, so the implementation of iodized salt is a good way to prevent and treat iodine deficiency.
But at the same time, it cannot be ignored that although iodine is a trace element required by the human body, excessive iodine intake can also threaten physical health, such as hypothyroidism (hypothyroidism), autoimmune thyroid disease, etc. Therefore, everyone should be vigilant against insufficient iodine intake and the dangers of excessive iodine intake.
In this case, how should the elderly choose salt? Is it better to buy iodized salt or not to use iodized salt?
Judging from the existing salt on the market, there are three main categories, namely iodized salt, low iodized salt, and non-iodized salt.
For the widest range of general population, without thyroid disease, iodized salt, which is the most common table salt on the market, can be seen from the packaging bag, which helps the body to consume iodine daily.
At the same time, hypothyroidism caused by iodine deficiency in the body, i.e., hypothyroidism, iodized salt can also be selected according to the doctor's advice.
On the contrary, iodized salt is suitable for people with hyperthyroidism, i.e., people with hyperthyroidism, as well as some people with thyroid tumors. For such table salt, everyone should pay special attention when buying and carefully check the ingredients in the ingredient list.
For the sake of the condition, you should strictly check whether it is shown in the [ingredient list], and the iodine content per 50g/100g of table salt is "0", and do not buy the wrong one.
For low-iodized salt between iodized salt and non-iodized salt, it is suitable for some people, such as people with thyroid problems, who can follow the doctor's advice and not eat it privately to avoid being detrimental to their own condition.
It can be seen that when the elderly choose salt, they should buy it according to the situation. At the same time, pay attention to other iodine-rich foods, such as common seafood, kelp, seaweed, scallops, eel, cod, scallops, lobster, etc.
Some elderly people asked, how do you know if you are deficient in iodine?
According to the urine iodine index of normal people, the urine iodine content of children and adults is 100~199 μg/L, and the urine iodine content of pregnant women is 150~249 μg/L. Anything above this range requires you to limit your iodine intake.
Special attention should be paid to pregnant women, for pregnant women need to choose iodized salt and reasonable iodine supplementation, which can avoid the body synthesizing too little thyroid gland and affect the intellectual development and physical development of the fetus in the womb.