The Beijing Municipal Health Bureau issued a reminder on May 15, recommending that pregnant women use salt specially designed for pregnant women, arousing widespread concern among expectant mothers.
In 2011, my country released the national food safety standard \”Iodine Content of Edible Salt\”. The new standards stipulate that various localities can supply iodized salt with one, two, or three iodine contents based on the iodine nutritional level of the province\’s population. After the iodine standard for edible salt was lowered, Guangdong and other places added iodized salt specifically for pregnant women in response to the special needs of pregnant women for iodine.
According to surveys, the incidence of thyroid disease in pregnant women caused by iodine deficiency accounts for 10%. Iodine deficiency in pregnant women can also increase the chance of miscarriage and affect fetal brain development, leading to severe mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
Don’t be nervous if you can’t buy iodized salt for pregnant women. Just pay attention to a scientific diet on the basis of eating ordinary iodized salt. When cooking, be sure to add iodized salt after the food is cooked. After adding iodized salt, avoid frying or stewing for a long time to avoid losing the iodine supplementing effect of iodine due to heat decay.
Dong Fengqin, deputy chief physician of the Endocrinology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, teaches everyone a trick: use low-iodine or non-iodine salt to make dishes that the whole family loves. Pregnant women can eat kelp or seaweed soup 2-3 times a week to supplement iodine.