1. Iodine deficiency in adults can lead to hypothyroidism, mental and physical weakness.
2. Severe iodine deficiency in children can cause "cretinism", which is characterized by obvious mental retardation and short stature. In addition, it may also cause deafness and deafness, which is directly related to people's lives.
3. Iodine deficiency of pregnant mothers and expectant mothers will endanger the growth and development of fetal central system, and even cause deformed babies, abortion or death. It is precisely because of the importance of iodine that in order to better solve the iodine intake shortage of ordinary people, 28 years ago, China began to implement universal salt iodization, and implemented salt iodization for different regions and people to make scientific and standardized iodine supplementation.
However, due to the diversity of food, the incidence of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer has gradually increased, and the suspicion of iodine has gradually increased. Many people will doubt it. Is it necessary for everyone to continue to eat iodine?
Usually, thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer have been improved, not because of eating too much iodine, but because the working ability of diagnosis and treatment technology and the level of diagnosis and treatment services in China have been significantly enhanced. More and more people of all ages have physical examinations, and more and more people have a better grasp of their bodies, so that nodules and thyroid cancer that were not found originally can be found immediately.
In fact, there is no need to worry too much about benign thyroid nodules, and it will not do much harm to health and daily life. Thyroid cancer, how should everyone prevent it every day? Thyroid cancer is characterized by low malignancy and good recovery period.
In recent years, the incidence of thyroid cancer is on the rise. "Early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment" is an important concrete method to deal with thyroid cancer. In daily life, we should cultivate a good subconscious mind, sleep regularly, have reasonable nutrition, control weight and exercise moderately.
Avoid the exposure of radioactive substances in the neck and the contact of radioactive element dust. Keep a happy mood, learn to adjust negative emotions, release stress, avoid overwork, take medicine under the guidance of a doctor, avoid abusing skin care products and health products, and prevent excessive estrogen secretion. People with long-term benign thyroid symptoms or family history of thyroid cancer should be screened by thyroid ultrasound on time, and the abnormalities should be treated immediately.