Dietary Reference Intakes Iodine

Thyroid iodine accumulation and turnover were used to set the estimated average requirement.

Dietary reference intakes iodine. Iodine balance studies in nongoitrous children and in adolescents on low iodine intake. J s bhandari india cc by sa 3 0 dietary reference intakes for iodine. Iodine is essential for the synthesis of thyroid hormones. Intake recommendations for iodine and other nutrients are provided in the dietary reference intakes dris developed by the food and nutrition board fnb at the institute of medicine of the national academies formerly national academy of sciences.

Establishes principles and guidelines of adequate dietary intake. And renders authoritative judgments on the relationships among food intake nutrition and health. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding need more iodine. The effect of small increases in dietary iodine on thyroid function in euthyroid subjects.

Table 1 dietary reference intakes for iodine by life stage group dri values mg day eara rdab aic uld males females males females life stage group nde 0 through 6 mo 110 7 through 12 mo 130 nd 1 through 3 y 65 65 90 90 200 4 through 8 y 65 65 90 90 300 9 through 13 y 73 73 120 120 600 14 through 18 y 95 95 150 150 900 19 through 30 y 95 95 150. Malvaux p becckers c de visscher m. Because of the serious consequences of iodine deficiency for the developing fetus and infant there is particular interest in further understanding optimal iodine nutrition and improving the monitoring of iodine status particularly during infancy. These documents are issued by the food and nutrition board of the institute of medicine national academy of sciences the food and nutrition board addresses issues of safety quality and adequacy of the food supply.

Figure 11 6 iodine deficiency. J clin endocrinol metab 1969 29 79 84. The median intake of iodine from food in the united states is approximately 240 to 300. Dri is the general term for a set of reference values used for planning and assessing nutrient.

Dridietary reference intakes for vitamin a vitamin k arsenic boron chromium copper iodine iron manganese molybdenum nickel silicon vanadium and zinc a report of the panel on micronutrients subcommittees on upper reference levels of nutrients and of interpretation and uses of dietary reference intakes and the standing committee on. Paul t meyers b witorsch rj pino s chipkin s inbar sh braverman le. Through these hormones iodine has an important role in energy yielding. Iodine is an essential component of the thyroid hormones that are involved in the regulation of various enzymes and metabolic processes.

The dietary reference intakes are set by the health and medicine division of national academies of sciences engineering and medicine. A large goiter by dr. The recommended dietary allowance rda for adult men and women is 150 μg day. Following a request from the european commission the panel on dietetic products nutrition and allergies nda derived dietary reference values drvs for iodine which are provided as adequate intake ai.