Tags: Household Care and Cleanliness, Physical Wellness
By Anna Valmero
QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA— The Department of Health (DoH) is urging local government units in Western Visayas to implement Republic Act 8172 and promote consumption of iodized salt to curb deficiency in its intake.
“With the regulatory functions of Food Drug Administration (FDA) transferred to the local government units, we can ensure that at the local level, the people will use and consume only adequately iodized salt,” said Delia Tarrosa, head of licensing, regulatory and enforcement division of the DOH-FDA in Western Visayas.
The program seeks to curb the deficiency in iodine among Filipinos. Healthy persons need iodine as precursor for the production of thyroid hormones, thyroxine and trilodothyronine.
Insufficient iodine in the body will lower the production of these hormones and cause iodine deficiency disorder.
Iodine deficiency disorder could result into mental retardation, goiter or enlarged thyroid, physical sluggishness, growth retardation, reproductive failure, increased childhood mortality and other defects in development of the nervous system, among others.
Salt has been tapped as a possible vehicle to deliver the iodine levels needed by a person “because it is consumed at approximately the same level throughout the year,” said Tarrosa. This means that iodine when introduced through salt will be administered to each individual at almost at the uniform dosage throughout the year.
Iodine is required in every minute at quantities of about 150 microgram to 200 micrograms per person per day, added Marilyn Tumilba, regional nutritionist for Western Visayas.
Localizing the implementation of RA 8172 ensures that only salt adequately iodized will enter the market, all food processors will use this salt adequately iodized, and all players in the industry will follow the standards.
Related Stories:
Sample health and wellness products at Ilog Maria in Cavite
QC gov’t supports health and wellness inventions
Inactive lifestyle can cause cancer, heart disease – WHO
Quezon group makes healthy street food using ‘dilis’ and ‘malunggay’
Beauty and Hygiene Child Health and Growth Clothing Consumer Electronics Consumer Goods and Concerns Family Family Health Concerns Fashion Footwear Furniture Games and Hobbies Health issues Home Appliances Household Care and Cleanliness Household Products Internet Mobile Lifestyle Parenting Personal Finance Pets Physical Wellness Religion Spa and Massage Special Occasions Spiritual Wellness Technology Industry Toys
WP Cumulus Flash tag cloud by Roy Tanck and Luke Morton requires Flash Player 9 or better.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
