IDD Problem Pyramid

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IDD Problem Pyramid

• It's worldwide major public health problem.
  Globally 1.5 billion- risk of Iodine deficiency
  disorders.
• The pyramid shows the visible effects of Iodine
  Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Goitre and Cretinism
  account only for 1--10 of these,
• Whereas 90 of the effects remain hidden.

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Effect of Iodine Deficiency

• 1) Worlds single most significant cause of
  preventable brain damage and M.R. is Deficiency
  of Iodine.
• 2) With every passing hour 10 children are being
  born in our country, who will not attain their
  optimum physical and mental potential due to
  iodine deficiency.

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• Current Research indicates that iodine deficiency
  result in lowering the average intelligence of
  the entire school age population by as much as 10
  to 15. 12 points so 400 millions IQ points are
  missed by 40 million children.
• So preventing deficiency raises the learning
  capacity of school children and improves school
  performance.

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Iodine Deficiency A Public Health Problem

• Iodine deficiency in pregnant woman may cause
  miscarriages, stillbirths, and birth defects.
• Iodine deficiency impairs growth and development
  of children.

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Iodine Deficiency A Public Health Problem

• Children with iodine deficiency may grow up
  stunted, less active, mentally retarded with
  impaired movements, speech or hearing.
• Iodine deficiency also causes goitre
• The majority of people in South-East Asia are at
  risk from iodine deficiency disorders.