Heverton Alves Peres

Heverton Alves Peres
Ribeirão Preto Medical School,
Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo
Brazil

Publications
  • Review
    Iodine, ingesting or not?
    Author(s): Heverton Alves PeresHeverton Alves Peres

    Currently, the population use medicines that contain fluorine/chlorine and ingest bromide that is found in breads, thus they occupy the place iodine injuring the thyroid. Iodine deficiency is a major public health problem thus as medical iodophobia. This mini-review addresses the effect of iodine supplementation in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. In this baseline, there are six systematic reviews published in the last 6 years beyond WHO/UNICEF encourage the safe use iodine in the dosages of 200 µg/day during in pregnancy and 250 µg/day in lactating women. However, one study Australian showed that of 396 healthcare providers only 71% were aware of the National Health and Medical Research Council's recommendation for iodine supplementation, (38%) were aware of the recommended dose or and (44%) duration. Beyond of knowing therapeutic property iodine, a clini.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2161-0509.1000206

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