Wybrane problemy globalnej profiaktyki jodowej
Selected problems of the global iodine prophylaxis

Summary/Abstract: The iodine deficiency negatively affects mental and physical development, and currently concerning about 29.8% of schoolchildren. The efforts of International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD) and national cooperating centers, implementing the iodine prophylaxis, led to a significant improvement in iodine intake. Fifty three of 126 countries presented as areas with a mild or moderate iodine deficiency in 2003, but only 32 of 148 countries are assessed as iodine deficient areas in 2011. The number of people with inadequate iodine intake in Europe is estimated to be about 393.3 million (44.2%). Currently, the main problem of the global iodine deficiency is related to the efficacy of prophylaxis based on the use of iodized salt in face of WHO recommendation on daily salt consumption less than 5g. The biofortification of vegetables with iodine appears to be an efficient counterbalance to the diminishing salt consumption. The iodine deficiency in pregnant women and children is distinctively important, and demands particular prophylactic activities. The continuous monitoring of iodine prophylaxis warrants that the iodine intake in population is adequate.

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