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Yodo en la dieta - Side Effects

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Dieta y yodo

Efectos secundarios:

La falta de yodo suficiente (deficiencia) se puede presentar en áreas que poseen suelos pobres en este elemento. La deficiencia de yodo en la dieta durante varios meses puede causar bocio o hipotiroidismo. Si no hay suficiente yodo, las células tiroideas y la glándula tiroides aumentan de tamaño.

Esta deficiencia afecta con más frecuencia a las mujeres que a los hombres y es más común en mujeres embarazadas y niños mayores. La ingesta de yodo suficiente en la dieta puede prevenir una forma de retardo mental y físico llamada cretinismo, una afección muy rara en los Estados Unidos, dado que la deficiencia de yodo, en general, no representa un problema.

La intoxicación por yodo en los Estados Unidos es rara. El consumo muy alto de este elemento puede disminuir el funcionamiento de la glándula tiroides.

Reviewed last on: 6/14/2011
A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, and David R. Eltz. Previously reviewed by Linda Vorvick, MD, Family Physician, Seattle Site Coordinator, Lecturer, Pathophysiology, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine (3/7/2009).

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