23/10/2025
Προστασία από ιωδοπενία για την υγεία του θυρεοειδούς
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Today is World Iodine Deficiency Prevention Day, and we want to highlight the vital role of iodine for young women.
While many young women have limited awareness of iodine’s importance for health and how to meet their daily needs, maintaining adequate iodine intake is crucial throughout all stages of motherhood:
📍 Before pregnancy: women planning to get pregnant should make sure to
have sufficient daily iodine intake, as fetal brain development begins a few days after conception.
📍During pregnancy: pregnant women require more iodine intake than others due to increased maternal thyroid hormone synthesis and the transfer of iodine to the fetus.
📍When iodine intake is insufficient during pregnancy, thyroid hormone production can be impaired, which may slow fetal growth and affect brain development.
📍 Breastfeeding: Breastfed infants’ iodine intake relies on breast milk, whose concentration depends on the mother’s iodine intake. Therefore, breastfeeding mothers must ensure sufficient iodine status during this period to meet both their children’s and their own iodine needs.
This is especially relevant as the child’s future health and ability to develop, learn, and thrive heavily depend on good nutrition during the first 1,000 days of life, as well as in the early years of life.
