iodization
Adding essential element
Iodization is the process of adding iodine to something, most commonly salt.
Public health programs introduced iodized salt in the early twentieth century to prevent goiter and other iodine-deficiency disorders.
The term also applies to adding iodine to water supplies or other substances for health or chemical purposes.
Enlarged thyroid gland
- cretinismThyroid deficiency syndrome
- hypothyroidismInsufficient thyroid hormone production
- endemicNative to one area
- malnutritionDisease from dietary inadequacy
micronutrient · prevention · neurological · developmental · pregnancy · infant · stillbirth · miscarriage
Sodium chloride compound
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- stapleBasic dietary necessity
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
program · initiative · coverage · compliance · industry · manufacturing · packaging · labeling
Of food consumption
- intakeAmount received or consumed
- RDASuggested daily nutrient intake
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
- biofortificationEnriching crops genetically
absorption · trace · essential · micronutrient · seaweed · kelp · seafood · dairy
Thyroid-produced metabolic hormone
- T3Third thoracic vertebra
- T4Immune cell type
- glandSecreting body organ
- hormoneBody's chemical messenger
metabolism · synthesis · endocrine · function · regulation · uptake · production · secretion
Salt-producing element group
- elementBasic substance or factor
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- compoundCombined into one
- potassiumNineteenth element, symbol K
sodium · bioavailability · stability · volatile · sublimation · reactivity · isotope · radioactive
goiter
Enlarged thyroid gland
- cretinismThyroid deficiency syndrome
- hypothyroidismInsufficient thyroid hormone production
- endemicNative to one area
malnutrition · micronutrient · prevention · neurological · developmental · pregnancy · infant · stillbirth · miscarriage · growth
salt
Sodium chloride compound
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- stapleBasic dietary necessity
- mandatoryRequired by rule
legislation · program · initiative · coverage · compliance · industry · manufacturing · packaging · labeling · regulation
dietary
Of food consumption
- intakeAmount received or consumed
- RDASuggested daily nutrient intake
- supplementsExtra nutritional intake
biofortification · absorption · trace · essential · micronutrient · seaweed · kelp · seafood · dairy · eggs
thyroxine
Thyroid-produced metabolic hormone
hormone · metabolism · synthesis · endocrine · function · regulation · uptake · production · secretion · levothyroxine
halogen
Salt-producing element group
potassium · sodium · bioavailability · stability · volatile · sublimation · reactivity · isotope · radioactive · spectroscopy
iodizationdepletion
Reduction of supply
demineralization · purification · stripping · removal · refining
iodizationunfortified
Lacking military defenses
unenriched · unsupplemented · unprocessed · natural state · untreated