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Iodine
Follow the links below to find information on the benefits and role of iodine in the diet.
Reviewed May 2011
10 Resources Found
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| Title: | Iodine explained |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Iodine is important for hormone development. It is found in dairy products, seafood, kelp, eggs, bread, some vegetables and iodised salt. A lack of dietary iodine can cause an enlarged thyroid gland (goitre) or other iodine deficiency disorders including mental retardation in children. Pregnant women need higher levels of iodine. |
| Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Title: | Thyroid gland explained |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | The thyroid gland regulates many metabolic processes, including growth and energy use. Common problems include overactivity (hyperthyroidism) and underactivity (hypothyroidism) of the thyroid gland. Common causes of thyroid disorders are Hashimoto's disease and Graves' disease. An enlargement of the thyroid gland is called a 'goitre'. |
| Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Title: | Goitre |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | A goitre is an enlargement of the thyroid gland. Symptoms of a goitre include enlargement of the throat, ranging from a small lump to a huge mass, swallowing problems and breathing problems. Causes include iodine deficiency and thyroid conditions, such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, nodules and cancer. Treatment depends on the cause. |
| Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Title: | Mandatory folic acid and iodine fortification in Australia and New Zealand: baseline report for monitoring |
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| Publisher: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| Description: | This report presents key baseline data for monitoring mandatory folic acid and iodine fortification in Australia and New Zealand. Data are presented for each component of the fortification monitoring frameworks as follows: food composition; folic acid and iodine intake; folic acid and iodine status of the populations; and health outcomes. |
| Date: | May 2011 |
| Title: | Pregnancy planning - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Getting into shape before getting pregnant helps to give your child the best possible start. |
| Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Title: | Iodine-131 therapy |
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| Publisher: | The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) |
| Description: | Detailed information for consumers and carers about Iodine -131 therapy - including what it is, how to prepare, how it is done, risks and benefits and after effects |
| Date: | May 2009 |
| Title: | Iodine and your thyroid gland - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Find out about how important iodine is for your thyroid gland, and how iodine deficiency can cause problems, especially in unborn and newborn babies. |
| Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Title: | Radioiodine treatment for pediatric Graves' disease |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Graves' disease is a common cause of hyperthyroidism in children and adolescents which excessive amounts of thyroid hormones circulating in the blood. Affected children and adolescents suffer from increased heart beats, warm moist skin, fatigue, weight ... |
| Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Title: | Iodised salt for preventing iodine deficiency disorders |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Iodine deficiency causes mental retardation in children as well as enlarged thyroid glands (goitre) and deficiencies in thyroid hormones in people of all ages. It still exists in large parts of the world. This review looked at studies of iodised salt in... |
| Date: | Aug 2004 |
| Title: | Iodine supplementation for preventing iodine deficiency disorders in children |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Iodine deficiency causes mental retardation in children as well as an enlarged thyroid gland (goitre) and sometimes deficiencies in thyroid hormones in people of all ages. It still exists in large parts of the world. This review looked at studies with a... |
| Date: | Mar 2003 |
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