Current medical topics and problems on iodine - An unique pattern of iodine nutrition in Japanese.

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  • Fuse Yozen
    Research Associate, Department of Health Policy, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development Foundation for Growth Science International Council for Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICIDD) Global Network, Focal Point (National Representative, Japan)

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  • ヨウ素をめぐる医学的諸問題－日本人のヨウ素栄養の特異性
  • ヨウソ オ メグル イガクテキ ショ モンダイ : ニホンジン ノ ヨウソ エイヨウ ノ トクイセイ

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Iodine is a chemical element with atomic number 53 and one of the most valuable natural resources among the halogen elements. One third of all iodine in the world is produced in Japan. Japan has been regarded as an iodine-sufficient or even excessive country because Japanese has been consuming traditionally large amounts of iodine largely through the intake of seaweed. However, there is no national data on iodine nutrition and its relation to diseases. In this review, a variety of aspects of iodine and also iodine status in Japan is discussed.

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