Excess Dietary Iodine Intake

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Excess dietary iodine intake. The fnb has established iodine uls for food and supplement intakes table 3. This provides almost 2 000 of the recommended daily intake. Iodine can cause adverse effects in some individuals. 68 in the european union dietary supplements are regulated as foods and a harmonized legislation regulates the.

Some people such as those with autoimmune thyroid disease and iodine deficiency may experience adverse effects with iodine intakes considered safe for the general population 2 5. 1 human nutrition laboratory swiss federal institute of technology zürich switzerland. Nutr rev 18 333 341. According to the linus pauling institute most diets from natural foods give you less than 1 000 micrograms of this nutrient per day making it rare for excessive iodine intake without taking a supplement.

Prenatal supplements containing iodine are recommended during pregnancy and lactation in women with inadequate dietary intake 15 but if maternal consumption becomes excessive the risk of fetal or neonatal complications increases. 1 centre for international child health institute of child health 30 guilford street london wc1n 1eh uk. 3united nations high commissioner. Excess iodine consumption is well tolerated in the majority of people but could result in thyroid dysfunction for.

Excess dietary iodine intake in long term african refugees andrew j seal1 paul i creeke1 daniella gnat2 fathia abdalla3 and zahra mirghani3 1centre for international child health institute of child health 30 guilford street london wc1n 1eh uk. Zimmermann mb 1 ito y hess sy fujieda k molinari l. 2department of clinical chemistry saint pierre hospital brussels belgium. Responses to excess iodine and the doses required to cause adverse effects vary.

At the population level excess iodine intakes may arise from consumption of overiodized salt drinking water animal milk rich in iodine certain seaweeds iodine containing dietary supplements and from a combination of these sources. Increased intake of iodine has also be linked to the development of thyroiditis and thyroid papillary cancer. Iodine is found in table salt cod shrimp cow s milk baked potatoes and turkey breast. Hussein si crawford ma jooste pl 2007 population living in the red sea state of sudan may need urgent intervention to correct the excess dietary iodine intake.

High thyroid volume in children with excess dietary iodine intakes.