Is iodized salt good or not?

According to "Beijing News" reported recently, the "salt disease" has become the hot topics under discussion. Although the Ministry of Health responded: "thyroid cancer and salt iodization in the" lack of evidence to say, the public is still not feel safe. Well, so what's the relationship between iodine and thyroid whether it?

As the body's largest endocrine organ, the thyroid can secrete thyroid hormone synthesis, which is the main raw material for iodine. A variety of thyroid hormone can regulate the body metabolism to maintain cell life activities; can promote infant growth and development, the lack of will lead to "cretinism" and mental retardation, excessive secretion would cause hyperthyroidism, commonly known as "hyperthyroidism."

In China, iodine and thyroid disease research, the most famous experts in course ought to Teng Weiping, China Medical University, Professor. In 2006, its leadership team published a study on the Liaoning winding (mild iodine deficiency), Liaoning Zhangwu (super-sufficient quantities of iodine) and the Hebei Huanghua (iodine excess) a total of 3761 residents, conducted a five-year epidemiological investigations. It was found that super-sufficient quantities of iodine and iodine excess could induce and promote hypothyroidism and autoimmune thyroiditis the occurrence and development. He further pointed out that the high incidence of thyroid cancer in iodine regional phenomenon worthy of further study.

For people in Taiwan, it is imperative to increase non-iodized salt or the market supply and distribution points, so that people have a right to choose. No definitive answers for the "salt disease", said to proceed with organizing a large-scale epidemiological surveys and prospective studies, and perhaps give us a clearer answer.