IODINE DEFICIENCY IN CHILDHOOD: THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ISSUE

Abstract

The aim of the work was based on the results of a number of clinical studies to study the prevalence of iodine defi ciency, its diagnosis and impact on the health of the child, as well as to consider possible ways to correct this condition. The geographical location of the Russian Federation, the peculiarities of the nature of nutrition of the majority of the child population at the present stage, the low level of use of iodized salt by the population causes a high prevalence of iodine defi ciency among traditionally fed children. Compliance with restrictive types of nutrition by children without supervision of such a child by a pediatrician or a nutritionist may underlie the development of trace element imbalance and, as a consequence, the formation of iodine deficiency. The study of the prevalence of iodine provision in children who observe restrictive types of nutrition, as well as the study of modern possibilities for correcting the identifi ed violations is an urgent issue of modern pediatrics, which is given little attention at the present stage.