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Iodine deficiency is a lack of the ... in the blood, due to lack of dietary iodine to make ... for non-pregnant adults is 150 μg for maintenance of normal thyroid ...
In whole blood (g/cm 3) In plasma or serum (g/cm 3) Water: ... normal range 2-62 ... Iodine: total 2.4-3.2 ...
The mammary gland actively concentrates iodine into milk for the benefit of the developing infant, and may develop a goiter-like hyperplasia, sometimes manifesting as fibrocystic breast disease, when iodine level is low. Studies indicate that iodine deficiency, either dietary or pharmacologic, can lead to breast atypia and increased incidence ...
Subclinical hypothyroidism is a biochemical diagnosis characterized by an elevated serum TSH level, but with a normal serum free thyroxine level. [47] [48] [49] The incidence of subclinical hypothyroidism is estimated to be 3-15% and a higher incidence is seen in elderly people, females and those with lower iodine levels. [47]
Pregnant women deficient of iodine can give birth to infants with thyroid hormone deficiency. [ 73 ] [ 22 ] The use of iodised salt to add iodine to the diet [ 22 ] has eliminated endemic cretinism in most developed countries, [ 76 ] and over 120 countries have made the iodination of salt mandatory.
A deficiency of iodine leads to decreased production of T 3 and T 4 and a concomitant enlargement of the thyroid tissue in an attempt to obtain more iodine, causing the disease goitre. The major form of thyroid hormone in the blood is tetraiodothyronine (T 4), which has a longer life than triiodothyronine (T 3).
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The typical adult dose is one 130 mg tablet per 24 hours, supplying 100 mg (100,000 micrograms) of ionic iodine (the typical daily dose of iodine for normal health is on the order of 100 micrograms). Ingestion of this large dose of non-radioactive iodine minimises the uptake of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland.