Describe how iron-deficiency anemia and impaired thyroid function are related.
What will be an ideal response?
Worldwide, thyroid impairment occurs alongside iron-deficiency anemia. Intakes of both iron and iodine among low-income persons isolated from coastal waters rich in these minerals are usually poor. Iron deficiency also disrupts thyroid peroxidase, contributing to adverse effects. Iron is an important cofactor for energy regulation, thermoregulation (control of body temperature), and metabolic rate, and thus exerts depressive systemic effects when deficient. Thermoregulation, metabolism, and thyroid function are intertwined; they are dependent on iodine, iron, and selenium, another important component of de-iodinase enzymes in thyroxine metabolism.
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