Population Status of Iodine and Its Potential Effects on Thyroid Function and Autoimmunity in Southwestern Colombia.
Hernando Vargas-UricoecheaAndry Mera-MamianBeatriz Bastidas-SanchezMaria Pinzon-FernandezJulian Murillo-PalaciosLuis Ramirez-BejaranoPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine research (2022)
The population status of iodine in Colombia is U-shaped; the high prevalence of goiter, hypothyroidism, and thyroid autoimmunity can be explained by excess or deficit of iodine and by probable environmental goitrogens.