29 Aralık 2009 Salı

Iodine deficiency increases the risk of stillbirth and low



Experts in children with developmental disorders and mental retardation causing, stillbirth and miscarriage in pregnant women increase the likelihood that the deficiency of iodine to salt consumed is reported to be sensitive about.

Adana Provincial Health Director Sandra bone in his statement, iodine deficiency, mental retardation and psychomotor developmental problems in children of one of the leading causes, he said.

Iodine deficiency during pregnancy also increase the possibility of stillbirth and low indicating Bone, said:

"Intelligence on the development of adverse effects due to their low academic achievement and work performance, such as the failure also leads to results. Elimination of iodine deficiency for the international standard adopted method is to iodised salt. "

Use iodised salt to determine whether the order in Turkey last year for some households have been followed, reminiscent of the salt test Bone, "the test was carried out in 15 percent of households, used at home or iodate salt contains no iodine was detected. In other words, these households used iodised salt is not, "he said.

Bone, in 8 percent of households used salt with potassium iodide and is used in 69 percent of the salt contains a sufficient amount of potassium iodate as stated, said:

"Iodine salt usage according to geography and regional differences exist. In every 10 households in urban areas using iodised salt 9 in every 10 households in rural areas is using 7 of iodised salt.

Use of iodised salt, compared to other regions, more common in the western Anatolian region. Middle East Anatolia and Southeast Anatolia in more than half of households do not use iodised salt or salt they use do not contain sufficient iodate. "

75'er tons of salt

Bone, 2008 Turkey Demographic Health Survey in the southern region as compared to 21.4 percent of the rights of households' reputation has been identified iodised salt did not use was recorded.

Especially in rural areas, citizens in the use of iodised salt was initiated in order to provide time for study stated that the bone, in this context Aladağ, Karaisalı, Feke, Saimbeyli and Tufanbeyli districts last year and this year, tons of iodised salt 75'er adding that they were distributed.

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