Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to iodine and thyroid function and production of thyroid hormones (ID 274), energy-yielding metabolism (ID 274), maintenance of vision (ID 356), maintenance of hair (ID 370), maintenance of nails (ID 370), and maintenance of skin (ID 370) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006

EFSA Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

[No Author Info available]

Author keywords

3,5,3 triiodothyronine; energy yielding metabolism; hair; Iodine; nails; skin; T3,3,5,3 , 5 tetraiodothyronine; T4; thyroid function; thyroid gland; thyroid hormones; thyroxine; vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872105536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.1214     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Delange F. 2000. The role of iodine in brain development. Proc Nutr Soc. 2000, 59, 75–79.
2. EVM (Expert Group on Vitamins and Minerals) 2003. Safe Upper Levels for Vitamins and Minerals.
3. Garrow JS, James WPT, Ralph A, 2000. Human Nutrition and Dietetics. Tenth Edition, Churchill Livingstone, London, Edinburgh.
4. IoM (Institute of Medicine), 2002. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc. National Academies Press, Washington D.C.
5. Rieger G, Winkler R, Moser M, 1995. Iodine distribution in a porcine eye model following iontophoresis. Opthalmologia 209, 84–87.
6. Sadler MJ, Strain, Caballero B, 1999. Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition., Academic Press, San Diego.
7. Strain JJ and Cashman KD, 2002. Minerals and trace elements. In Introduction to Human Nutrition, MJ Gibney, HH Vorster, FJ Kok, eds, Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.
8. SCF (Scientific Committee on Food), 2002. Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Iodine.
9. WHO (World Health Organization), 2007. Iodine deficiency in Europe. A continuing public health problem. Published jointly with UNICEF.