Abstract
Iodine deficiency, through its effects on the developing brain, has condemned millions of people to a life of few prospects and continued underdevelopment. On a worldwide basis, iodine deficiency is the single most important preventable cause of brain damage. Prevention of the determinant effects of inadequate intake of iodine is of immense importance to global development. People living in areas affected by severe iodine deficiency may have an intelligence quotient (IQ) of up to 13.5 points below that of those from comparable communities in areas where there is no iodine deficiency. This mental deficiency has an immediate effect on child learning capacity, women is health, the quality of life in communities, and economic productivity.
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- ICCIDD:
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International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders
- IDD:
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Iodine deficiency disorders
- KIO3 :
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Potassium iodate
- NaCl:
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Sodium chloride
- PPM:
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Parts per million
- TGR:
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Total goiter rate
- TSH:
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Thyroid stimulating hormone
- UIE:
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Urinary iodine excretion
- UNICEF:
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United Nations Children’s Fund
- USI:
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Universal salt iodization
- WHO:
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World Health Organization
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Hussein, I.S. (2013). Iodine Nutrition: Salt Fortification with Iodine. In: Preedy, V., Srirajaskanthan, R., Patel, V. (eds) Handbook of Food Fortification and Health. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7076-2_18
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