Different Seaweeds Use for Iodine Deficiency Overcome
Journal Title: Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research (BJSTR) - Year 2019, Vol 15, Issue 3
Abstract
Iodine deficiency is one of the three most common nutritional deficiencies worldwide and is a global public health problem that affects particularly the young children, pregnant women and elderly. The consequences of iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) include goiter and cretinism. The traditional consumption of iodine via supplemented salt should be monitored to reduce population sodium intake due to hypertension problems and the uncertain bioavailability of iodine in the supplemented salt. One approach for an effective and cost-efficient iodine supplementation is the use of seaweeds in food intake. Seaweeds, among all foods, are the most famous and reliable source of natural iodine. In this mini-review we pretend to explore the different uses of seaweeds to fill the iodine deficiency and improve life quality.Iodine is an essential mineral that is vital for the synthesis of thyroid hormones, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), which play key roles in metabolism [1] including the increase of protein synthesis, improvement of metabolic activity promotion of growth and maintenance of normal brain function [2]. Iodine deficiency can cause among others per example, goiter, hypothyroidism, cretinism, deaf-mutism, mental retardation, congenital anomalies [3]. The most susceptible groups for iodine deficiency are young children, pregnant women and women that are breastfeeding, besides, in some situations, represents a significant hazard to national, social and economic development [4,5].
Authors and Affiliations
Sónia Ferraz, Carla Ragonezi, Nuno Nunes, Miguel AA Pinheiro de Carvalho
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- DOI 10.26717/BJSTR.2019.15.002710
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