What is endemic goiter

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Iodine deficiency causes various thyroid diseases. The most common type of this disease in the country is endemic goiter, which is most common in young children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating women. Blogger about it Gulrukhsor Khudaiberdiyeva provided information on her blog.

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• Complications are dangerous
• Daily need for memory
• Treatment of endemic goiter
• For prophylaxis

Complications are dangerous

Decreased glandular activity, iodine deficiency causes the following negative consequences:

1. Causes severe complications in pregnancy:

• Adversely affects brain development in the fetus;

• In general, retardation in fetal growth and development;

• Abortion and premature birth of a child;

• The birth of a stillborn baby or a mentally and physically weak, disabled child…

1. Growth retardation and decreased mental ability in children;

2. Cardiovascular diseases;

3. Hypertension;

4. Hypotension;

5. Atherosclerosis;

6. Gastrointestinal diseases;

7. Constipation and diarrhea;

8. Nervous system disorders;

9. Depression;

10. Decreased activity of the gonads;

11. Decreased bone development;

12. Short stature and osteoporosis;

13. In some cases, this disease leads to the appearance of non-cancerous and or cancerous tumors in the thyroid gland.

14. Even in the mildest form of iodine deficiency, the intellectual potential of the region’s population is reduced by 15 to 20 percent.

Daily need for memory

What is the daily requirement of memory for age?

• For children under 1-2 years - 50 mcg;

• For children under 2-6 years - 90 mcg;

• For children under 7-12 years - 120 mcg;

• For adults over 12 years - 150 mcg;

• For pregnant and lactating women - 200 mcg.

Treatment of endemic goiter

1. The most effective, easiest, and cheapest way to prevent and treat endemic goiter is to consume memorized table salt;

2. Consumption of iodine drugs (after medical examination);

3. Iodine levels are very high in ocean fish. To combat iodine deficiency, Pacific products should be eaten in canned form. However, scientific studies have shown that the amount of iodine in fish caught and consumed in the Amudarya and Syrdarya reservoirs is very low.

For prophylaxis

Only 100 mcg was found in 2,8 grams of dates and 4,6 mcg in walnuts. Due to the fact that we live in an iodine-deficient region, fruits, vegetables, legumes, water and soil grown in our country are also low in iodine, which does not meet the body's need for iodine.

The role of thyroid hormones in the impeccable, healthy development of our youth, in the birth of pregnant women, is enormous. Good health, dear ones!

Gulruxsor Khudayberdiyeva,
Journalist, blogger.