Iodine Nutrition, Thyroid Health, and Antiseptic Applications
This community investigates the physiological role of iodine, ranging from its essential function in thyroid hormone synthesis and the management of related disorders to its use as a broad-spectrum antiseptic in surgical settings.
The research is heavily focused on assessing iodine status, intake, and deficiency, particularly among pregnant women and children. A substantial portion of the work examines the efficacy of povidone-iodine in preventing surgical site infections, often through randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses. Additionally, the community covers the clinical management of thyroid conditions, including Graves' disease, thyroid cancer, and the use of radioactive iodine for therapy. The literature frequently employs urinary iodine concentration as a biomarker for nutritional status and explores the impact of dietary sources, such as iodized salt, on population health.
The community is the largest share of iodine research, accounting for 20.3% of all tracked iodine papers, with 7,232 papers in this group. It also represents a significant portion of technetium research (2.3%) and bromine research (1.1%).
The community comprises 8,969 papers, published primarily in Thyroid, Nutrients, and Biological Trace Element Research.
Recent work continues to focus on the critical role of iodine and thyroid hormones during pregnancy, as well as updated meta-analyses comparing povidone-iodine to other antiseptics for surgical site infection prevention.
Papers behind this description
- Surgical Site Infection Prevention — JAMA, 2023 — doi:10.1001/jama.2022.24075
- Perspective: Global Burden of Iodine Deficiency: Insights and Projections to 2050 Using XGBoost and SHAP — Advances in Nutrition, 2025 — doi:10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100384
- Nutrient Intake and Status in Adults Consuming Plant-Based Diets Compared to Meat-Eaters: A Systematic Review — Nutrients, 2021 — doi:10.3390/nu14010029
- Thyroid eye disease (Graves' orbitopathy): clinical presentation, epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management — The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 2025 — doi:10.1016/s2213-8587(25)00066-x00066-x)
- The Role of Nutrition on Thyroid Function — Nutrients, 2024 — doi:10.3390/nu16152496
- Epidemiology of Thyroid Cancer — Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 2022 — doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-1440
- Iodine and Iodine Deficiency: A Comprehensive Review of a Re-Emerging Issue — Nutrients, 2022 — doi:10.3390/nu14173474
- Chlorhexidine versus povidone-iodine for surgical site infection prevention: an updated meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials — Frontiers in Medicine, 2025 — doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1641815
- Critical Role of Iodine and Thyroid Hormones During Pregnancy — International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2025 — doi:10.3390/ijms262110247