National Iodine Deficiency Disease Prevention and Control Day丨Take this "treasure iodine"! Learn about iodine supplementation together

May 15, 2023 is the 30th

"Iodine Deficiency Disease Prevention Day"

This year, the National Health Commission

The themes identified are:

Thirty years of scientific iodine supplementation

Benefit the country, benefit the people and protect health.

(Photo source: National Center for Disease Control and Prevention)

Iodine is one of the essential trace elements for the human body.

The main physiological function of iodine is to synthesize thyroid hormones. Iodine is a key component for the function of thyroid hormones .

Thyroid hormones have a series of functions including promoting the development of the nervous/physical system, maintaining the body's energy metabolism, and regulating the excitability of the central nervous system .

Therefore, insufficient iodine intake in individuals from the fetal period to adolescence will cause developmental damage to the nervous/physical systems .

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Scientific and correct iodine supplementation is the key to health. How to determine whether you are iodine deficient? What foods can supplement iodine? How much do you know about the misunderstandings about "iodine"?

Click ↓↓ to learn about the scientific and healthy strategies for iodine supplementation!

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