Is iodized salt efficient to overcome iodine deficiency in pregnants?

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Cin N. N., Altuntas N. B., ÖZÇELİK A. Ö.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, vol.17, no.2, pp.90-97, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/tjod.galenos.2020.20727
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.90-97
  • Keywords: Iodine deficiency, iodine intake, urinary iodine concentration, pregnant women, DIETARY-INTAKE, WOMEN, IODIZATION, EXCRETION, COHORT
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Iodine is a trace element that synthesizes thyroid hormones necessary for optimal human growth and development. The relationship between dietary iodine intake and spot urinary iodine excretion in pregnant women has not been previously evaluated in Trabzon city, which is an endemic area of iodine deficiency in the Black Sea region of Turkey. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between dietary iodine intake and urine iodine excretion in pregnant women.