Effects of iodine on fetal growth

Iodine is one of the essential trace elements, human time is needed. It is human thyroxine of composition components, on human regulation physiological function has important of role: it to Regulation energy metabolism, makes capacity material as carbohydrates, produced energy, supply cell using, to completed various physiological activities; more important of is, thyroxine to promote young animal of growth development, deficiency iodine can caused GNOME syndrome; iodine also can promote nervous system of development, maintained normal of reproductive function.

In our country, endemic goiter (also known as \"big neck\") is widely popular, with the exception of coastal and big cities, most provinces have a prevalence of the disease and, therefore, in most areas of our country of iodized salt to prevent iodine deficiency.

Mother pregnancy period deficiency iodine, can caused fetal thyroid hormone lack, fetal of central nervous system, especially brain of development will was serious of injury, caused cretinism, was born Hou performance for limbs short, nose flat, mouth lip hypertrophy, face sluggish, muscle tension low, skin drying, feared cold, appetite low, reaction slow, duck line step, has degree different of listening and language obstacles, build little, organ development does not full. Visible, iodine deficiency has an important effect on fetal development of body and intelligence.

Pregnant women the need for iodine amount higher than that of most people\'s requirements, because the strong growth of the fetus, the system increases the amount of development needs on thyroid hormones. Food and Nutrition Committee on daily recommended to 150 micrograms of iodine intake in adults, pregnant women should be appropriate to increase 25-50 µg per day, so pregnant and lactating women notice that regular consumption of kelp, laver, marine fish, including iodine-rich food.

While, to guarantee food in the iodine does not due to store and the processing improper and lost, in food of storage and the processing in the also should note following several aspects: iodine case hot easy sublimation, thus plus iodine salt should store in confined container in the, and temperature should not be high; dishes cooked Hou then plus salt, to reduced loss; kelp to note first wash Hou cut, to reduced iodine and the other nutrition components of lost.

Pregnant women with the exception of eating some iodine-rich food, cannot readily be iodine supplementation, otherwise also be harmful to the fetus.