Iodized salt supplementation and its effects on thyroid status amongst Orang Asli in Hulu Selangor, Malaysia

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 41-47

  Lim, Kuang Kuay ^a   Wong, Ming ^b   Wan Mohamud, Wan Nazaimoon ^c   Kamaruddin, Nor Azmi ^b  

^a Institute for Public Health   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA MEDICAL CENTER   (Malaysia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Iodine deficiency disorder; Iodized salt; Orang asli

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODIZED SALT; LIOTHYRONINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MALAYSIA; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SALT INTAKE; THYROID GLAND; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IODINE; MALAYSIA; PREVALENCE; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; THYROID GLAND; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 84873242345     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6133/apjcn.2013.22.1.02     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. World Health Organization. Iodine status worldwide: WHO global database on iodine deficiency. Geneva: WHO; 2004.
2. Zimmermann MB. Iodine requirements and the risks and benefits of correcting iodine deficiency in population. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2008;22:1-92.
3. Melse-Boonstra A, Jaiwal N. Iodine deficiency in pregnancy, infancy and childhood and its consequences for brain development. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010;24: 29-38.
4. Sridhar KK. Tackling micronutrient malnutrition: Two case studies in India. Proceeding of the 16th International Congress of Nutrition; 1998 Aug 2; Montreal.Canada. Ottawa: The Micronutrient Initiative; 1998.
5. Hetzel BS. Iodine deficiency and the brain: An overview. In Preedy VR, Burrow GN, Watson R (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of iodine. Burlington: Academic press; 2009.
6. Untoro J, Timmer A, Schultink W. The challenges of iodine supplementation: a public health programme perspective. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010;24:89-99.
7. WHO/UNICEF/ICCIDD Assessment of iodine deficiency disorders and monitoring their elimination: A guide for programme managers. 2nd edition. Geneva: WHO; 2007.
8. Emral R, Bastemir M, Erdogan G, Gullu S. High prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and autoimmune thyroiditis in adolescents after elimination of iodine deficiency in Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. Turk Jem. 2006;1:13-20.
9. Polunin I. Goitre control in West and East Malaysia. Manila: WHO; 1971.
10. Osman A, Zaleha MI, Iskandar ZA, Mohd Ali M, Roslan I, Khalid BAK. The levels of thyroxine, TSH, thyroid volume and mental performance among aborigines in selected settlements in Malaysia. East Afr Med J. 1996;73:259-63.
11. Zaleha MI, Osman A, Iskandar ZA, Mohammad Ali M, Roslan I, Khalid BAK. The effect of thyroxine supplementation on clinical and nutritional status- a study among aborigines in Lanai Post, Pahang. J Asean Fed Endocr Soc. 1998;16: 437-81.
12. Noor Hayaati AR. Prevalence of goitre in orang asli from the Hulu Selangor district [dissertation]. Selangor: Malaysia National University; 1999.
13. Malaysian Food Act 1983 and Food regulations 1985. Ministry of Health Malaysia: MDC Publishers Sdn Bhd; 2005.
14. Rusidah S, Wan Nazaimoon WM, Ahmad Ali Z, Nor Syamlina CAR, Suhaila AG, Tahir A. Iodine deficiency status and iodised salt consumption in Malaysia: finding from a national iodine deficiency survey. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2010; 19(4):578-85.
15. Dunn JT, Crutchfield HE, Gutekunst R, Dunn AD. Methods for measuring iodine in urine. Netherlands: ICCIDD; 1993.
16. Diagnostic systems laboratories. Active TSH ELISA DSL-10-5300. Texas: Diagnostic Systems Laboratories; 2003.
17. Diagnostic systems laboratories. Active Free T4 EIA DSL-10-40100i. Texas: Diagnostic Systems Laboratories; 2003.
18. Diagnostic systems laboratories. Active Free T3 EIA DSL-10-41100. Texas: Diagnostic Systems Laboratories; 2003.
19. Cuthbertson CC, Naemiratch B, Thompson LM, Osman A, Paterson JH, Marks GC, Hanafiah MS, Zaleha MI. Dietary intake and iodine deficiency in women of childbearing age in an Orang Asli community close to Kuala Lumpur. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2000;9;36-40.
20. Osman A, Zaleha MI, Letchumen R, Khalid BAK. The prevalence of goitre in remote inland versus coastal areas. Med J Malaysia. 1995;50:256-62.
21. Osman A, Muda K, Khalid BAK. Iodine content in urine samples among Malays and aborigines. Acta Med Okayama. 1994;48:289-92.
22. Osman A, Zaleha MI. Nutritional status of women and children in Malaysia rural population. Med J Malaysia. 1995;50: 256-62.
23. Alida MB, Nidhi J. Iodine deficiency in pregnancy, infancy and childhood and its consequences for brain development. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010;24:29-38.
24. Premawardhana LDKE, Parkes AB, Smyth PPA, Wijeyaratne CN, Jayasinghe A, de Silva DGH, Lazarus JH. Increase prevalence of thyroglobulin antibodies in Sri Lankan schoolgirls-is iodine the cause? Eur J Endocrinol. 2000;143: 185-8.
25. Lombardi FA, Antonangeli L, Pinchera A, Leoli F, Rago T, Bartolomei M, Vitti P. Iodine Effect of iodized salt on thyroid volume of children living in an area previously characterized by moderate iodine deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1997;82:1136-9.
26. Hess SY, Zimmermann MB, Asobayire FS, Tebi A, Hurrell RF. An evaluation of salt intake and iodine nutrition in a rural and urban area of the cote d'Ivoire. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1999; 53:680-6.
27. Solca B, Groisman SEJ, Saglini V, Gerber H. Iodine supply in different georgraphical areas of Switzerland: Comparison between rural and urban populations in the Berne and Ticino regions. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1999;53:754-5.
28. Zaleha MI, Osman A, Iskandar ZA, Muhammad AM, Roslan I, Khalid BAK. The supplementation of levothyroxine among indigenous people in endemic goitre areas: The impact of therapy. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 1998;7:138-50.
29. Sullivan KM, Houston R, Gorstein J, Cervinskas J. Monitoring universal salt iodization programmes. Geneva: WHO; 1995.
30. Osman A, Khalid BAK, Tan T, Wu LL, Ng ML. Protein energy malnutrition, thyroid hormones and goitre among Malaysian Aborigines and Malays. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 1992;1:13-20.
31. Osman A, Zaleha MI. Nutritional status of women and children in Malaysian rural population. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 1995;4:319-24.
32. Foo LC, Zainab T, Nafikudin M, Letchuman GR. Salt: an ineffective vehicle for iodine delivery to young children in rural Sarawak. Ann Endocrinol. 1996;57:470-5.
33. International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders. Ideal iodine nutrition: A brief non technical guide. Zurich: ICCIDD; 2001.
34. Todd CH, Allain T, Gomo ZAR, Hasler JA, Ndiweni M, Oken E. Increase in thyrotoxicosis associated with iodine supplementations in Zimbabwe. Lancet. 1995;346:1563-4.
35. Bourdoux PP, Ermans AM, Mukalay AM, Filetti S, Vigneri R. Iodine induced thyrotoxicosis in Kivu, Zaire. Lancet. 1996;347:552-3.
36. Briel TVD, West CE, Hautvast JGA, Vusma T, Vijlder JJM, Ategbo EA. Serum thyroglobulin and urinary iodine concentration are the most appropriate indicators of iodine status and thyroid function under condition of increasing iodine supply in schoolchildren in Berlin. J Nutr. 2001;131:270-1.
37. Salarkia N, Mirmiran P, Azizi F. Timing of the effect of iodine supplementation on intelligence quotients of school children. Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2004;2:95-102.
38. Premawardhana LD, Parkes AB, Smith PP, Wijeyaratne CN, Jayasinghe A, de Silva DG, Lazarus JH. Increased prevalence of thyroglobulin antibodies in Sri Lankan school girls is iodine the cause? Eur J Endocrinol. 2000;143:183-8.
39. Fountoulakis S, Philippou G, Tsatsoulis. A The role of iodine in the evolution of thyroid disease in Greece: from endemic goitre to thyroid autoimmunity. Horm. 2007;6: 25-35.