Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: 10.1515/prolas-2017-0071
Title: Iodine deficiency in Latvia : Current status and need for national recommendations
Authors: Konrade, Ilze
Kalere, Ieva
Strele, Ieva
Makrecka-Kuka, Marina
Veisa, Vija
Gavars, Didzis
Rezeberga, Dace
Pirags, Valdis
Lejnieks, Aivars
Gruntmanis, Ugis
Neimane, Lolita
Liepiņš, Edgars
Dambrova, Maija
Rīga Stradiņš University
Keywords: Children;Iodine deficiency;Iodine supplementation;Pregnancy;3.2 Clinical medicine;3.3 Health sciences;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;General
Issue Date: Dec-2017
Citation: Konrade , 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
Abstract: In 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.
Description: Publisher Copyright: © 2017 De Gruyter Open Ltd. All rights reserved. Copyright: Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
DOI: 10.1515/prolas-2017-0071
ISSN: 1407-009X
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