"Iodine is one of the important trace elements that affect intellectual development. Iodine deficiency in the human body can cause different degrees of damage, leading to iodine deficiency and even disability. " Zhong Jingjun, head of the mission department of the county CDC, said pregnant women should not be short of iodine. Iodine deficiency in pregnant women's diet during pregnancy may lead to premature delivery and miscarriage, and the children born may suffer from congenital malformation and congenital deafness. Severe iodine deficiency will lead to fetal brain development disorder, and the child will be deaf, dumb, stupid and short after birth, showing a particularly ugly face. In severe cases, people will lose their ability to work and cannot take care of themselves. Zhong Jingjun said that the intellectual damage caused by iodine deficiency disorders is the first, and women and children are the main victims.
Iodine content changes with age.
"We also monitor the iodine content of residents' edible salt every year." Zhong Jingjun told reporters that according to the current monitoring plan, children in their developmental stages belong to iodine-sensitive population, but from the monitoring situation, the iodine intake level of people in our county is appropriate, but this does not mean that we no longer need to supplement iodine.
"People in different physiological periods need different amounts of iodine." Zhong Jingjun said that under normal circumstances, the daily iodine intake of children under 4 years old should be no less than 50 micrograms, that of children aged 4 to 1 1 year old should be no less than 90 micrograms, that of adolescents and adults over 4 years old should be no less than 150 micrograms, and that of pregnant women and lactating women should be no less than 200 micrograms. Zhong Jingjun told reporters that every 5 grams (the amount of beer bottle caps) of iodized salt contains 150 micrograms.
Iodine supplementation must adhere to scientific principles. "First of all, not everyone has to supplement iodine." Zhong Jingjun pointed out that some patients with thyroid diseases, especially patients with hyperthyroidism, should not be supplemented with iodine. These patients should eat foods with high iodine content such as non-iodized salt and kelp. Secondly, as the saying goes, the more iodine the better. Excessive iodine will make the symptoms of hyperthyroidism difficult to control, and may also induce other thyroid diseases, which is harmful to health. Iodine is the daily intake of iodine by an adult.