During pregnancy and developmental age
as long as it is supervised by a nutritionist
expert who prescribes an adequate
The vegan diet is admitted by iodine supplementation and suggests the use of
major international nutrition companies: iodized salt
In case of food allergies in childhood,
what consequences can the diet have of nutritional deficiency of iodine, vitamins,
exclusion for the child? minerals
What foods are richest in iodine? Fish, crustaceans and sea molluscs
To eliminate iodine deficiency disorders, yes
recommends: Using iodized salt
What did the results show?
second surveillance on iodine nutrition
in Italy conducted in the period 2015–2019
from OSNAMI? Italy is iodine sufficient
What are the positive implications of using Offer from qualified sources (institutional and…
Internet regarding thyroid health? scientific societies) from which to draw information
Normal secretory activity of the thyroid
(euthyroidism) requires intake
feed adequate quantities of: Iodine
What is the most frequent alteration
functional thyroid function in adults e
in the elderly? Hypothyroidism
The iodine content in foods depends
by several factors. Which of the following factors Possibilities, for intended animals
it’s false? to food, to breathe sea air
What are the major allergenic foods
in early childhood? Those with the highest iodine content
Long-term iodine intake since it is
It is necessary for children to be born and raised
in conditions of iodine sufficiency because the
The prevalence of goiter in school age is a process of glandular hyperplasia does not have
indicator used to evaluate: start
In adulthood and in old age which
general dietary recommendations yes
could provide in order to ensure a Use iodized salt, diversify the
adequate iodine intake? foods, prefer vegetables enriched with iodine
Iodine is the fundamental constituent of
which hormones? Thyroxine and triiodothyronine
In 2022, the ISS contributed, along with the
Scientific Societies and Associations of
Patients, to the drafting of a decalogue in
occasion of World Health Week
Thyroid. Which of the following purposes is not
contemplated in the decalogue? Organize online courses
In 2022, the ISS contributed, along with the
Scientific Societies and Associations of
Patients, to the drafting of a decalogue in
occasion of the World Week of Countering the rampant phenomenon of fakes
Thyroid. With what purpose? news on the subject of thyroid health
Which of the following recommendations
general dietary requirements provided to ensure a
adequate iodine intake in adulthood and in
Is advanced age wrong? Drink a lot of water
Allows you to choose the foods you like
more
Which of the following statements regarding this?
to correct information on the thyroid and the
Is prevention of thyroid disease false? Check the maintenance of
iodine sufficiency over time and identify
Monitoring iodoprophylaxis allows for subpopulations at risk of deficiency
of: nutritional iodine
Among the main restrictive diets, which is it
the one in which it can occur most
an iodine deficiency? Vegan
Indicate the consequences of exposure Thyroid diseases and neuro-cognitive development
fetal iodine deficiency. pathological
Children with celiac disease or diseases
untreated inflammatory bowel disease
may be exposed to deficiency
nutritional value of iodine? Yes
What are the most clinical manifestations: Cardiac rhythm and function disorders,
frequent thyroid deficiency in adults and hypercholesterolemia, weight gain,
in the elderly? cognitive deficit, motor slowing
Iodine requirements during breastfeeding
is: Equal to the requirement during pregnancy
Regarding the Position Statement on the use of
iodized salt in adults and children, subjects suffering from non-thyroidal pathologies
Which of the following statements is incorrect? they can use iodized salt
Newborns fed exclusively with milk Yes, if the maternal food intake is not
maternal may experience a lack of adequate to cover the daily requirement of
iodine? iodine
It can negatively affect growth
What effects can the height-weight and neuro-cognitive diet have on health?
vegetarian or vegan in early childhood? child
Which of the following is not included
causes that expose them more easily
elderly with nutritional iodine deficiency? Tooth loss
What is the most common consequence of
iodine deficiency? Goiter
Nutritional iodine deficiency is also a
risk factor for: The most aggressive forms of thyroid cancer
The Deed of Understanding of the State Conference A National Observatory for Monitoring
Regions of 26 February 2009 established the Iodoprophylaxis (OSNAMI) at the Institute
establishment of a Superior of Health
What is the amount of iodine added to our 30 mcg iodine/kg of salt
cooking salt?
The iodine content in foods depends
by several factors. Which of the following factors Possibilities, for intended animals
it’s false? to food, to breathe sea air
The average daily requirement of iodine increases compared to the requirement of an adult
during pregnancy and breastfeeding: reaching 250 mcg per day
When the program was introduced. In 2005 with the approval of Law no.
national iodoprophylaxis team in Italy? 55/2005
What is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism
in adults and the elderly? Graves-Basedow disease
Which of the following is no longer the cause
frequent thyroid hypofunction? Infiltrative diseases of the thyroid
Neonatal TSH is used as a marker of iodine sufficiency in the neonatal population,
for newborn screening for hypothyroidism and indirectly in pregnant women,
congenital and also as a marker when the prevalence of high values (>5.0
indicative of: mU/L) does not exceed the threshold of 3%
What are the recommendations of cardiologists
and WHO on daily amounts of salt
iodized to use for an adult? 3-5 g of iodized salt
What is the iodine nutritional status of our
Country today? iodine sufficient
Between 75 and 225 mcg of iodine and therefore not
Iodine-containing supplements available in carry the risk of excessive exposure
Italy and usable during pregnancy, contain: micronutrient
What we read in the Position Statement on use
of iodized salt in adulthood and age Everyone can use iodized salt, too
pediatric? subjects suffering from thyroid diseases
Regarding Law 55/2005, which of the Obligation to sell iodized salt only on
Is the following statement incorrect? specific consumer request
Which of the following are not
typical clinical manifestations of the deficiency Jaundice, steatorrhea
thyroid in adults and the elderly?
pregnancy and during breastfeeding
daily iodine requirement has increased. Supplement iodine with multivitamins and
and risks not being achieved even if you take iodine-containing supplements
uses iodized salt. What is recommended On a voluntary basis and was introduced in
our country with the approval of the Law
The Italian iodoprophylaxis program is: n. 55 of 21 March 2005
To ensure adequate iodine nutrition
in children with celiac disease or diseases Possible long-term iodine supplementation
intestinal inflammation, it is advisable: term
The fundamental constituent of hormones
Iodine is: thyroid
The daily requirement of iodine is 250 mcg/day in both cases
pregnancy and during breastfeeding is equal to:
Nutritional iodine deficiency is a factor Nutritional iodine deficiency is a factor of
of risk for which type of carcinoma risk only for the more aggressive forms of
thyroid? thyroid cancer
What are the recommendations of cardiologists
and WHO on daily amounts of salt
iodized to be used for children under 12
years? 2-3 g of iodized salt or even less
What is the prevalence of goiter in school age
indicative of the disappearance of the goiter
endemic? Less than 5.0%
What is the average daily requirement of
iodine during breastfeeding? 250 mcg
Regarding the Position Statement on the use of
iodized salt in adults and children, subjects suffering from non-thyroidal pathologies
Which of the following statements is incorrect? they can use iodized salt
What are the most clinical manifestations
frequent in thyroid hyperfunction. Nervousness, tachycardia, arrhythmias, fatigue
in adults and the elderly? muscle, tremors
What is the average daily requirement of
iodine during pregnancy? 250 mcg
How many mg of iodine are contained in the media Between 300 and 370 mg of iodine per ml of liquid
of radiological contrast? of contrast
What are the consequences of exposure
fetal to excess iodine? Cerebral morphological alterations
Iodoprophylaxis programs can reduce cancer mortality
contribute: thyroid
Indicate which of the following is not
represents a good strategy for
improve iodine intake in adults
older. Increase your intake of iodized salt
Over the years the Ministry of Health
how it intensified the campaigns through the promotion of the slogan “Poco
information at national level on the use of salt and only iodized salt”, information campaigns,
iodized salt? dedicated posters, flyers, booklets and logos
Where can you find the brochure “Little salt but
iodate” created by the Ministry of Health
in collaboration with the Higher Institute of
Healthcare? Online on the Ministry of Health website
It gives the illusion to users that it can be
“doctors of themselves”, and determines the spread
What are the negative implications of using inaccurate, if not false, information often
Internet? alarmist
Indicate the incorrect answer to the question:
Why?