Sentence examples for iodine availability from inspiring English sources
Thus, the two groups had widely overlapping lifespan before surgery, and were therefore raised mostly in comparable historical context regarding iodine availability.
Exclusively breast-fed infants depend on their mother's milk iodine for thyroid hormone (TH) synthesis and establishment of TH stores from which they can draw TH if iodine availability falls.
The extrapolation of iodine methylation rates from laboratory studies with select soils to natural soil environments is, however, difficult because of the large variations in iodine levels among different soil types, the dependence of iodine availability on soil properties, and the concentration-dependent nature of methyl iodine formation (Amachi et al., 2001).
This increase can only be achieved by a proportional increase in hormone production which directly depends on the availability of iodine in the diet.
Iron deficiency is an important risk factor for increased maternal mortality, low birth weight and preterm delivery (Brabin et al 2001) and the availability of calcium, iodine, folate and vitamins A and D may modulate fetal development (Bartley et al 2005).
The iodine proxy is sensitive to both local oxygen availability and the relative proximity to anoxic waters.
Spot surveys conducted in the high and low IDD endemic areas in 1999 and 2001 showed great variability in both the process (availability of iodated salt) and impact indicators for iodine deficiency (ID) [ 14, 15].
Strengths of this study include the availability of data on a large number of potential confounders including iodine intake during pregnancy.
Policy needs to include quality assurance, with specific focus on the availability of a good product (i.e. iodised salt with appropriate iodine levels), forever.
