HMB443H1 Lecture Notes - Iodine Deficiency, Basal Metabolic Rate, Vitamin A Deficiency
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Take along with vitamin c, for acidic environment for maximum absorption. Ferrous fumerate form is good too, more mild. From soil, loss of iodine due to glacier melting, ocean has a lot. 3 functions: hormone regulation, critical for thyroid gland important for the brain and whole nervous system fetal development. Timing is very important for development: altered metabolic rate, slow metabolism. Can cause stillbirths and fetal development issues. How is it addressed: milk-iodine based antiseptics. Iodine deficiency in the thyroid: amount of tsh and the amount of t3 and t4 are important for regulating thyroid, iodine involved in the production of t3 and t4. Taking iron at the same time can hinder absorption. Must have a certain degree of deficiency before you give a supplement. Increases basal metabolic rate, increases heart rate. Thyroxin also given for weight loss: cretinism- most severe idd, during pregnancy too. Thickening of tongue, children can choke on them.
