May 15 this year is the 31st National Day for the Prevention and Treatment of Iodine Deficiency Diseases, with the theme of "Salt Iodization to Prevent Diseases, Balanced Nutrition and Health". The Huidong County Center for Disease Control and Prevention reminds the general public that although Huidong County has been in a state of elimination of iodine deficiency diseases in recent years, the prevention and treatment of iodine deficiency diseases should not be careless and still need to be paid attention to.
Iodine deficiency disease is a general term for a series of diseases that occur due to insufficient iodine intake in the human body due to the lack of iodine in the external environment. Iodine is an indispensable trace element in the human body. When iodine intake is insufficient, it can lead to mental retardation and stunted growth.
Li Xiuzhong, Chief of the Nutrition and Food Hygiene Section of the Huidong County Center for Disease Control and Prevention: "Iodine is an essential micronutrient for human metabolism and growth and development. Thyroid hormone has the effect of promoting growth and development, participating in brain development, and regulating metabolism. ”
Pregnant women, lactating women, infants and young children aged 0-3 years, pre-school and school-age children are among the groups that are vulnerable to the dangers of iodine deficiency.
Li Xiuzhong, head of the Nutrition and Food Hygiene Section of the Huidong County Center for Disease Control and Prevention: "Iodine deficiency in pregnant women can lead to delayed brain development, mental retardation, and slow response in young children born; In severe cases, it leads to cretinism, which is manifested as symptoms such as stupidity, smallness, paralysis, and dumb paralysis. Insufficient thyroid hormone synthesis caused by iodine deficiency during pregnancy can also lead to an increase in the incidence of preterm birth, miscarriage and stillbirth in pregnant women, and can also lead to a corresponding increase in the incidence of serious pregnancy complications such as hypertension and placental abruption in pregnant women. ”
At present, the effective way for ordinary people to prevent it is to supplement it by eating iodized salt, followed by eating iodine-rich foods, such as kelp, seaweed, etc. In addition, the Huidong County Center for Disease Control and Prevention said that there is currently no direct evidence that iodized salt consumption or increased iodine intake is associated with the development of thyroid cancer.
Li Xiuzhong, head of the nutrition and food hygiene section of the Huidong County Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said: "Salt iodization is recommended as the safest and most effective measure to control iodine deficiency diseases. When choosing a method of iodine supplementation, you can first consider supplementing with iodine by eating iodized salt, kelp, seaweed and other foods that are abundant. ”
Reporter | Ma Guanying, Zhong Zutao
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