Iodine excess and its effects on human health
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4255.2016.06.013
- VernacularTitle:碘过量对人体健康的影响
- Author:
Wanqi ZHANG
;
Yanting CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Iodine excess;
Salt iodization;
Health problem
- From:
Chinese Journal of Endemiology
2016;35(6):449-455
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Iodine is an essential trace element,its physiological function is realized through thyroid hormone,both iodine deficiency and excess have influences on human health.After 20-year implementation of universal salt iodization in China,the iodine deficiency disorders have been controlled effectively,while the problem of iodine excess emerged.Because of different geographical environment,dietary habits and physiological status,some people did exposed to high level of iodine.In recent years,domestic and foreign scholars carried out series of researches aiming at disclose the effects of iodine excess on human health.The health problems induced by high iodine intaking are goiter,hyperthyroidism,hypothyroidism,autoimmune thyroiditis and thyroid cancer et al.Therefore,when preventing and treating iodine deficiency,iodine excess should also be avoided,so as to achieve the ideal goal of adjust measurements according to local conditions,classification guidance,and scientific iodine supplementation.
