Low Iodine Content in the Diets of Hospitalized Preterm Infants | Zendy

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Low Iodine Content in the Diets of Hospitalized Preterm Infants

Author(s) -

Mandy B. Belfort,

Elizabeth N. Pearce,

Lewis E. Braverman,

Xuemei He,

Rosalind S. Brown

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-3369

Subject(s) - iodine , parenteral nutrition , medicine , enteral administration , infant formula , iodine deficiency , context (archaeology) , hormone , neonatal intensive care unit , thyroid , endocrinology , food science , physiology , pediatrics , chemistry , biology , paleontology , organic chemistry

Iodine is critical for normal thyroid hormone synthesis and brain development during infancy, and preterm infants are particularly vulnerable to the effects of both iodine deficiency and excess. Use of iodine-containing skin antiseptics in intensive care nurseries has declined substantially in recent years, but whether the current dietary iodine intake meets the requirement for hospitalized preterm infants is unknown.

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