Risk factors of iodine-deficiency states development and their correction in the territory of the Saratov region
The research has revealed, that besides the biochemical influence of environment, the risk factors for the pathology formation of children in infancy and generations are: genetic depending diseases, somatic and infectious diseases, mother's health status, her nutrition before and after pregnancy, feeding of children during the first year of their life. The analysis of nutrition quality of population in the region has revealed the breach of principles of rational nutrition: imbalance in intake of fats, low level of intake of animal proteins, shortage of vegetables and fruits, dependence of it on season, that serves as a main cause of polymicroelementosis in combination with hypovitaminosis, which, in their turn, are the leading risk factors for thyroid gland diseases development. The formation of iodine-deficiency state in children population in the region is traced particularly. The development scheme of risk formation for health of population has allowed to establish the mechanisms and to determine a spectrum of preventive trends.