Monday, January 4, 2010

Increase the number of non-iodized salt to eat to be healthy?

Recently, some media reported that in some areas the incidence of thyroid cancer and other diseases increase with the "excess salt," related to a sudden from the universal love of 10 years ago, iodine, and today doubt that iodized salt, go from one extreme to the other extreme is .

Members of the public favored the election of salt iodized salt
         
Recently this reporter in Chengdu, Wal-Mart, Carrefour and other supermarkets, stores to visit and found that most supermarkets sell salt iodized salt. Sales of the largest is printed "Sichuan salt" iodized salt logo. This reporter saw a clearly written on the packaging "per 100g salt iodine 2-6mg", from the category point of view, including the multi-iodized salt, calcium-fortified salt, and healthy balance of salt. In addition, different varieties of salt added to the other nutrient elements in slightly different ways. In a packaging of iodized salt, the reporter saw labeled "iodine: synthesis of thyroid hormones, to maintain basic life activities, promotion of child growth and development" message.
        
In the Wal-Mart's Miss Gu Kegu told reporters that she bought when the salt is not deliberate, but of iodized salt is generally preferred, because the shelves are almost always iodized salt, we also say to eat iodized salt does a body good . Another shopping with children to middle-aged woman said, "iodization of salt is good, kids eat smart, it will not get 'big neck disease'." Other consumers told us that they do not buy salt would be too concerned about sodium content of the element, or something else, mainly to see if there is no iodized. "How non-iodized salt will do? Iodization of salt to be." When asked whether salt iodization of awareness, the very fact that salt is being selected to ask a reporter a. Reporter asked a number of people, found that most members of the public is accustomed to salt iodization.
       
The reporters also found now available in addition to refined iodized salt, there are also complex nutrients, calcium-fortified salt, low-sodium salt and other varieties, but in those bags of salt Remarks years, will state that contained iodine. Wal-Mart supermarket in Chengdu and the sales staff told reporters that the average consumer to buy iodized salt are more refined, there are some consumers who come to ask non-iodine salt, but I do not, end up buying a regular iodized salt.
       
The reporter learned from relevant departments understand that a large number of facts have proven that, under the scientific monitoring to add the right amount of iodine, in many ways to improve the population's health. Is far greater than the benefits of iodine supplementation of iodine excess due to the relatively small risk.

How much salt to eat to be healthy
        
Recently, for "an increase in thyroid cancer in some areas with excess salt-related" claim, Chengdu Hospital 3 Department of Endocrinology, Professor Fung told reporters that many people call the hospital for two days, consulting should or should not eat iodized salt. According to the international medical research, patients with hyperthyroidism and autoimmune thyroiditis should eat non-iodized salt. For these two types of patients, if the body iodine content increased, will be bad for disease control, is not conducive to treatment. In addition to consumption of non-iodized salt, the patient must eat the amount of seafood strict control, because the iodine-rich seafood inside, and sometimes even more than in the iodine content of iodized salt. In life, not only excessive iodine intake may lead to hyperthyroidism, if the psychological stress, emotional is not good, can also cause hyperthyroidism. As the pressure increased, hyperthyroidism eye on many of the "high" crowd.
        
It is learned that people who eat the iodized salt, 1 grams of salt iodine content of more than 20 micrograms, adult day, a reasonable intake of iodine is 150 micrograms a day per person if more than 200 micrograms of iodine intake, namely, excess iodine. That day, an adult can eat up to 7 Kejia iodized salt. Many people suggested that because the iodine has a volatile, if the oil with sizzling stir-fries immediately after the salt, can reduce the iodine content, in addition, the salt drying on the sun drying also allows iodine volatilization. However, Professor Fung said that these practices are useless, because the added salt as potassium iodate chemical substances inside, its nature is particularly stable, even when the temperature is not easy evaporation.
       
Studies have shown that hyperthyroidism and autoimmune thyroiditis have a certain hereditary, which is why there is an immediate family history of these diseases by blood of the people, in life, pay attention to iodine intake. Professor Fung suggested that such people can eat iodized salt and non-iodized salt mixture of salt, in addition to eating seafood, but also can prevent these diseases. However, for the normal population, the need for iodized salt so "regardless of" do not have to eat non-iodized salt, the health sector will be adjusted based on the results of epidemiological investigations the amount of salt iodization. So that the public how to know whether the body's iodine content exceeding it? Professor Fung introduction, can check out the urinary iodine, if exceeded, then, we must control the use of iodized salt.

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