Fortified Iodine Milk Improves Iodine Status and Cognitive Abilities in Schoolchildren Aged 7–9 Years Living in a Rural Mountainous Area of Morocco
Iodine is required for the production of the thyroid hormones essential for the growth and development of the brain. All forms of iodine deficiency (ID) affect the mental development of the child. Our study aims to assess the impact of ID on the intellectual development of Moroccan schoolchildren an...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2016-01-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8468594 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832565508774297600 |
|---|---|
| author | Fatima Ezzahra Zahrou Mehdi Azlaf Imane El Menchawy Mohamed El Mzibri Khalid El Kari Asmaa El Hamdouchi Fatima-Zahra Mouzouni Amina Barkat Hassan Aguenaou |
| author_facet | Fatima Ezzahra Zahrou Mehdi Azlaf Imane El Menchawy Mohamed El Mzibri Khalid El Kari Asmaa El Hamdouchi Fatima-Zahra Mouzouni Amina Barkat Hassan Aguenaou |
| author_sort | Fatima Ezzahra Zahrou |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Iodine is required for the production of the thyroid hormones essential for the growth and development of the brain. All forms of iodine deficiency (ID) affect the mental development of the child. Our study aims to assess the impact of ID on the intellectual development of Moroccan schoolchildren and to evaluate the effect of consumption of fortified milk on reducing ID. In a double-blind controlled trial conducted on schoolchildren, children were divided into two groups to receive fortified milk (30% of cover of RDI iodine) or nonfortified milk for 9 months. Urinary iodine was analyzed using the Sandell-Kolthoff reaction, a dynamic cognitive test using Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices to assess learning potential was performed at baseline and end line, and anthropometric assessment was done only at baseline. The study included schoolchildren who were severely iodine deficient. The prevalence of malnutrition was high in both groups; in this study, we found improvements in iodine status and in cognitive abilities among Moroccan schoolchildren. Our study showed that the consumption of fortified milk led to a clear improvement in iodine status and also appeared to have a favorable effect on the cognitive ability of Moroccan schoolchildren in a rural mountainous region. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-5a41f177914e47ebbbb635d51a10282e |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2090-0724 2090-0732 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2016-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
| spelling | doaj-art-5a41f177914e47ebbbb635d51a10282e2025-02-03T01:07:23ZengWileyJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism2090-07242090-07322016-01-01201610.1155/2016/84685948468594Fortified Iodine Milk Improves Iodine Status and Cognitive Abilities in Schoolchildren Aged 7–9 Years Living in a Rural Mountainous Area of MoroccoFatima Ezzahra Zahrou0Mehdi Azlaf1Imane El Menchawy2Mohamed El Mzibri3Khalid El Kari4Asmaa El Hamdouchi5Fatima-Zahra Mouzouni6Amina Barkat7Hassan Aguenaou8Joint Unit of Nutrition and Food Research (URAC39), CNESTEN-Ibn Tofaïl University, Regional Designated Center for Nutrition (AFRA/IAEA), 14000 Kenitra, MoroccoJoint Unit of Nutrition and Food Research (URAC39), CNESTEN-Ibn Tofaïl University, Regional Designated Center for Nutrition (AFRA/IAEA), 14000 Kenitra, MoroccoJoint Unit of Nutrition and Food Research (URAC39), CNESTEN-Ibn Tofaïl University, Regional Designated Center for Nutrition (AFRA/IAEA), 14000 Kenitra, MoroccoJoint Unit of Nutrition and Food Research (URAC39), CNESTEN-Ibn Tofaïl University, Regional Designated Center for Nutrition (AFRA/IAEA), 14000 Kenitra, MoroccoJoint Unit of Nutrition and Food Research (URAC39), CNESTEN-Ibn Tofaïl University, Regional Designated Center for Nutrition (AFRA/IAEA), 14000 Kenitra, MoroccoJoint Unit of Nutrition and Food Research (URAC39), CNESTEN-Ibn Tofaïl University, Regional Designated Center for Nutrition (AFRA/IAEA), 14000 Kenitra, MoroccoMinistry of Health, Rabat, MoroccoÉquipe de Recherche en Santé et Nutrition du Couple Mère Enfant, Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Rabat, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, Rabat, MoroccoJoint Unit of Nutrition and Food Research (URAC39), CNESTEN-Ibn Tofaïl University, Regional Designated Center for Nutrition (AFRA/IAEA), 14000 Kenitra, MoroccoIodine is required for the production of the thyroid hormones essential for the growth and development of the brain. All forms of iodine deficiency (ID) affect the mental development of the child. Our study aims to assess the impact of ID on the intellectual development of Moroccan schoolchildren and to evaluate the effect of consumption of fortified milk on reducing ID. In a double-blind controlled trial conducted on schoolchildren, children were divided into two groups to receive fortified milk (30% of cover of RDI iodine) or nonfortified milk for 9 months. Urinary iodine was analyzed using the Sandell-Kolthoff reaction, a dynamic cognitive test using Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices to assess learning potential was performed at baseline and end line, and anthropometric assessment was done only at baseline. The study included schoolchildren who were severely iodine deficient. The prevalence of malnutrition was high in both groups; in this study, we found improvements in iodine status and in cognitive abilities among Moroccan schoolchildren. Our study showed that the consumption of fortified milk led to a clear improvement in iodine status and also appeared to have a favorable effect on the cognitive ability of Moroccan schoolchildren in a rural mountainous region.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8468594 |
| spellingShingle | Fatima Ezzahra Zahrou Mehdi Azlaf Imane El Menchawy Mohamed El Mzibri Khalid El Kari Asmaa El Hamdouchi Fatima-Zahra Mouzouni Amina Barkat Hassan Aguenaou Fortified Iodine Milk Improves Iodine Status and Cognitive Abilities in Schoolchildren Aged 7–9 Years Living in a Rural Mountainous Area of Morocco Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
| title | Fortified Iodine Milk Improves Iodine Status and Cognitive Abilities in Schoolchildren Aged 7–9 Years Living in a Rural Mountainous Area of Morocco |
| title_full | Fortified Iodine Milk Improves Iodine Status and Cognitive Abilities in Schoolchildren Aged 7–9 Years Living in a Rural Mountainous Area of Morocco |
| title_fullStr | Fortified Iodine Milk Improves Iodine Status and Cognitive Abilities in Schoolchildren Aged 7–9 Years Living in a Rural Mountainous Area of Morocco |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fortified Iodine Milk Improves Iodine Status and Cognitive Abilities in Schoolchildren Aged 7–9 Years Living in a Rural Mountainous Area of Morocco |
| title_short | Fortified Iodine Milk Improves Iodine Status and Cognitive Abilities in Schoolchildren Aged 7–9 Years Living in a Rural Mountainous Area of Morocco |
| title_sort | fortified iodine milk improves iodine status and cognitive abilities in schoolchildren aged 7 9 years living in a rural mountainous area of morocco |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8468594 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT fatimaezzahrazahrou fortifiediodinemilkimprovesiodinestatusandcognitiveabilitiesinschoolchildrenaged79yearslivinginaruralmountainousareaofmorocco AT mehdiazlaf fortifiediodinemilkimprovesiodinestatusandcognitiveabilitiesinschoolchildrenaged79yearslivinginaruralmountainousareaofmorocco AT imaneelmenchawy fortifiediodinemilkimprovesiodinestatusandcognitiveabilitiesinschoolchildrenaged79yearslivinginaruralmountainousareaofmorocco AT mohamedelmzibri fortifiediodinemilkimprovesiodinestatusandcognitiveabilitiesinschoolchildrenaged79yearslivinginaruralmountainousareaofmorocco AT khalidelkari fortifiediodinemilkimprovesiodinestatusandcognitiveabilitiesinschoolchildrenaged79yearslivinginaruralmountainousareaofmorocco AT asmaaelhamdouchi fortifiediodinemilkimprovesiodinestatusandcognitiveabilitiesinschoolchildrenaged79yearslivinginaruralmountainousareaofmorocco AT fatimazahramouzouni fortifiediodinemilkimprovesiodinestatusandcognitiveabilitiesinschoolchildrenaged79yearslivinginaruralmountainousareaofmorocco AT aminabarkat fortifiediodinemilkimprovesiodinestatusandcognitiveabilitiesinschoolchildrenaged79yearslivinginaruralmountainousareaofmorocco AT hassanaguenaou fortifiediodinemilkimprovesiodinestatusandcognitiveabilitiesinschoolchildrenaged79yearslivinginaruralmountainousareaofmorocco |