Iodine deficiency in Latvia : Current status and need for national recommendations

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dc.contributor.authorKonrade, Ilze
dc.contributor.authorKalere, Ieva
dc.contributor.authorStrele, Ieva
dc.contributor.authorMakrecka-Kuka, Marina
dc.contributor.authorVeisa, Vija
dc.contributor.authorGavars, Didzis
dc.contributor.authorRezeberga, Dace
dc.contributor.authorPirags, Valdis
dc.contributor.authorLejnieks, Aivars
dc.contributor.authorGruntmanis, Ugis
dc.contributor.authorNeimane, Lolita
dc.contributor.authorLiepiņš, Edgars
dc.contributor.authorDambrova, Maija
dc.contributor.institutionRīga Stradiņš University
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-18T09:35:01Z
dc.date.available2021-05-18T09:35:01Z
dc.date.issued2017-12
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2017 De Gruyter Open Ltd. All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
dc.description.abstractIn the absence of a mandatory salt iodisation programme, two nationwide cross-sectional cluster surveys revealed persisting iodine deficiency among Latvian schoolchildren during the spring season and a noteworthy iodine deficiency in pregnant women in Latvia; these deficiencies warrant intervention. The consequences of mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency during pregnancy and lactation can adversely affect foetal brain development. Data from a Latvian population survey revealed the consumption of approximately 100 μg of iodine per day through foods and iodised salt. Therefore, strategies to increase the consumption of iodine-containing products should be implemented, particularly for children. In addition, to meet the increased iodine requirement during pregnancy, pregnant women should take daily supplements containing 150 μg iodine from the earliest time possible. All women of childbearing age should be advised to increase their dietary iodine intake by using iodised table salt and iodine-rich products: seafood, milk and milk products. For women with pre-existing thyroid pathologies, the medical decision should be considered on a case-by-case basis. Urinary iodine concentration monitoring among schoolchildren and pregnant women and neonatal thyrotropin registry analysis every five years would be an appropriate strategy for maintaining iodine intake within the interval that prevents iodine deficiency disorders.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.format.extent210911
dc.identifier.citationKonrade, I, Kalere, I, Strele, I, Makrecka-Kuka, M, Veisa, V, Gavars, D, Rezeberga, D, Pirags, V, Lejnieks, A, Gruntmanis, U, Neimane, L, Liepiņš, E & Dambrova, M 2017, 'Iodine deficiency in Latvia : Current status and need for national recommendations', Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences, vol. 71, no. 6, pp. 401-407. https://doi.org/10.1515/prolas-2017-0071
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/prolas-2017-0071
dc.identifier.issn1407-009X
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/4356
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, Section B: Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectChildren
dc.subjectIodine deficiency
dc.subjectIodine supplementation
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject3.3 Health sciences
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectGeneral
dc.titleIodine deficiency in Latvia : Current status and need for national recommendationsen
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