A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the country. It essentially disappeared after some food makers started adding it to table salt, bread and some other foods ...

Both iodine deficiency and excess can result in hypothyroidism as well as hyperthyroidism. - Increased stimulation, secondary to TSH receptor antibodies (Graves disease) and excess human ...

Iodine is a trace mineral common in dairy products, seafood, grains, and eggs. People combine iodine with table salt to reduce iodine deficiency ... could lead to heart disease.

An honorary consultant endocrinologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Dr Olufemi Fasanmade, has said that 75 per cent of cases of thyroid disease in Nigeria is due to iodine ...

Iodine is a mineral that is essential for good health. Signs of an iodine deficiency can include neck swelling, weight gain, and fatigue. Iodine is water soluble. It is found in certain foods and ...

Goitres, like the one pictured here in a Nigerian woman, are commonly caused by iodine deficiency. (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Another, more serious, irreversible condition ...

The rest is in the blood, the muscles, the ovaries, and other parts of the body. Iodine deficiency is rare in Western nations because salt is iodized. However, an estimated 2 billion people ...

This segment is vulnerable to physical and mental disorders due to iodine deficiency. The recent National Demographic Health Survey, conducted by the Department of Health Services, stated that ...