The easiest thing for pregnant women is iodine
source: People's Network - "health times"
news background: May 15th is the national "prevention and control of iodine deficiency disease day", the Ministry of health survey showed that a certain proportion of iodine deficiency of pregnant women.
once the universal superstition to fill the iodine, and then a voice that questioned the iodine excess, and the two unscientific tendency to take iodine was actually as terrible. Iodization should vary from person to person.
"pregnant women need iodine supplementation most." Professor Chang Qing, director of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, said thyroid function was active during pregnancy and iodine demand increased.
pregnant women if iodine deficiency is easy to cause thyroid enlargement, serious people will cause "cretinism", abnormal development of bone, brain development defect or delay.
regular Professor remind that pregnant and lactating women should be regularly tested, generally two months to measure the body nutritional status and trace elements level. Iodine deficiency pregnant women in addition to iodized salt, but also eat more iodine containing foods, such as seaweed, seaweed, fish liver, sea cucumber and so on. (He Lei)