BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The initial years of life are critical for physical growth and
broader cognitive, motor, and socioemotional development, but the magnitude of the link …

Iodine deficiency has multiple adverse effects in humans, termed iodine deficiency
disorders, due to inadequate thyroid hormone production. Globally, it is estimated that 2 …

Executive functions refer to a set of higher-order cognitive processes involved in the control
and organization of information to serve goal-directed behaviors. Skills in executive …

Hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency can impair physical development, most visibly in
the marked stunting of myxedematous cretinism caused by severe in utero iodine deficiency …

Maternal hypothyroidism and hypothyroxenemia due to iodine deficiency have been shown
to affect development of the newborn negatively. Maternal iodine supplementation may …

A cluster randomized effectiveness trial was used to examine the effects on mental
development of introducing iodized salt to children 4 to 6 years of age in Ethiopia, where …

Background: The nutrition status of primary schoolchildren in Africa has received relatively
little attention in comparison to that of younger children. We surveyed primary school …

В работе анализируются данные по заболеваемости щитовидной железы в Томской
области. Приведена методология и методика исследований. Приводятся результаты …

В статье представлены сведения о физиологической роли йода, распространенности
и причинах йодного дефицита среди детского населения Российской Федерации …

Iodine is required for the production of the thyroid hormones essential for the growth and
development of the brain. All forms of iodine deficiency (ID) affect the mental development of …