QuoteReplyTopic: Iodine deficiency may eventually Posted: October 19 2010 at 4:53am
Iodine deficiency may eventually lead to hypothyroidism, which
causes a variety of symptoms including fatigue, weight gain, weakness
and/or depression. Interestingly, iodine deficiency can also cause
hyperthyroidism, a condition characterized by weight loss, rapid heart
beat, and appetite fluctations.Severe iodine deficiency during pregnancy or infancy causes
cretinism, a condition characterized by hypothyroidism leading to
failure of the thyroid gland and/or severe mental retardation, stunted
physical growth, deafness, and spasticity. If discovered in its initial
stages, cretinism can be corrected with iodine supplementation.
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