Dänemark:

Eine Meldung Increased incidence of hypothyroidism seen following iodine fortification of salt von Reuters Health Information vom 17.09.2007, die auch von MerckMedicus als “Alert” verbreitet wurde, lässt aufhorchen:

...Fortification of household salt and salt used in commercial bread production became mandatory in 2000. The fortification level was calculated to increase iodine intake by about 50 mcg/day...

..."The mechanism behind such an iodine-induced increase on the incidence of hypothyroidism is unknown," the authors note, although they suggest several possible mechanisms...

=> http://www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/h ... ewsgroup=2

In einem Artikel Large Differences in Incidences of Overt Hyper- and Hypothyroidism Associated with a Small Difference in Iodine Intake: A Prospective Comparative Register-Based Population Survey aus 2002 heißt es bereits:

...The results suggest that any increase in iodine intake of a population that is not severely iodine deficient may induce an increase in the incidence of hypothyroidism...”...

...The optimal level of iodine intake to prevent thyroid disease may be a relatively narrow range around the recommended daily intake at 150 µg...

=> http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/conten ... 462?ck=nck

LG - Norbert

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Der Artikel in MerckMedicus wurde inzwischen offline gestellt. Hier ist er bzw. das Abstract noch zu finden:

http://groups.google.lt/group/alt.suppo ... 73d3?tvc=2

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entre ... d_RVDocSum - An increased incidence of overt hypothyroidism after iodine fortification of salt in Denmark: a prospective population study

Gruß - Norbert

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