Iodine Status in the Colombian Population and the Impact of Universal Salt Iodization: A Double-Edged Sword?
Iodine deficiency and iodine excess have severe consequences on human health and have been associated with the presence of goiter, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules and thyroid autoimmunity, poor mental health, and impaired intellectual development. Universal salt iodi...
Main Authors: | Hernando Vargas-Uricoechea, María Virginia Pinzón-Fernández, Beatriz Eugenia Bastidas-Sánchez, Elisa Jojoa-Tobar, Luis Eduardo Ramírez-Bejarano, Julián Murillo-Palacios |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6239243 |
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