Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Anemia
Stunting
Acrodermatitis enteropathica
Keshan disease
Hypothyroidism
Beriberi
Neural tube defects
Cancers
Xerophthalmia, night blindness
Rickets, osteomalacia
note
1. Iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) were, until very recently, a major public health prob-
lem responsible for a huge burden of brain damage. However, where it is available, salt
fortification with iodine has almost eliminated the problem in fetal and infant develop-
ment (ICCIDD/UNICEF/WHO 2007).
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