Iodine food fortification: biological effects and safety aspects

Abstract

Food fortification can be an important compliment to food-based approaches, and iodine fortification of foods as one of the strategies for the control of iodine deficiency. During this study there were elaborated new technologies for iodine fortification of proposed fatty foods. Investigation data indicate that iodine fortified fats influence on the processes of metabolism and contribute to the accumulation of the iodine by animal organism, as a result of more effective digestion and assimilability of iodine from fortified foods. Application of iodine fortified fats supplies the lack of iodine in organism, does not have side effects and can be used in prevention of diseases, provoked by iodine deficiency.