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Introduction to the programme guidance for the use of iodised salt in processed foods and its pilot implementation, strengthening strategies to improve iodine status. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
Efforts to achieve optimal iodine intake through salt iodisation have focussed primarily on iodisation of household salt. However, there is strong evidence that in most regions of the world, industrially processed foods and condiments are an increasingly
Knowles J, Knowles J, Codling K, Houston R, Gorstein J.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Knowledge and Utilisation of Iodised Salt by School Children and Food Vendors in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. [PDF]

East Afr Health Res J, 2023
Background: Universal Salt Iodisation (USI) is globally accepted as a cost-effective strategy for controlling Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD). However, there is a paucity of data on the proper use of iodised salt among food vendors.
Venance MS, Kimywe J, Martin HD.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Prevalence of adequately iodised salt and associated factors among households in Gambela district, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Public Health, 2023
Background Iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) are among the major public health problems for populations worldwide. Although the recommended strategy for the prevention of IDD is universal salt iodisation, little is known about the availability of ...
Tesfaye GA, Gemechu EN, Chanie FT, Umer AY.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

An assessment of Individual, community and state-level factors associated with inadequate iodised salt consumption among pregnant and lactating women in Nigeria. [PDF]

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 2023
Background Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of thyroid disease, and in its severe form can result in cretinism; the impairment of the brain development of a child.
Kareem YO, Ameyaw EK, Amoah RM, Adegboye OA, Yaya S.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Iodine concentration level, availability of adequately iodised salt and proper utilisation, and its influencing factors among households in Eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Open, 2023
Objective The availability of iodine concentration in iodised salt at the household level does not guarantee the prevention of iodine deficiency disorders, but it can be significantly assured through proper utilisation.
Kebebew E, Derese T, Bogale G, Berhane A.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Nutritional Iodine Status in Pregnant Women from Health Area IV in Asturias (Spain): Iodised Salt Is Enough. [PDF]

Nutrients, 2021
Background: Iodine deficiency during pregnancy may have adverse effects on the neurodevelopment of the foetus. Recent studies of pregnant women in Asturias (Spain) indicate that nutritional iodine levels are sufficient. The objective of this study was to
González-Martínez S, Riestra-Fernández M, Martínez-Morillo E, Avello-Llano N, Delgado-Álvarez E, Menéndez-Torre EL.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Correction to: Iodine intake in the Swiss population 100 years after the introduction of iodised salt: a cross-sectional national study in children and pregnant women. [PDF]

Eur J Nutr
Fischer L, Andersson M, Braegger C, Herter-Aeberli I, Swiss Iodine Study Collaborators.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Iodine intake in the Swiss population 100 years after the introduction of iodised salt: a cross-sectional national study in children and pregnant women. [PDF]

Eur J Nutr, 2023
Purpose The Swiss voluntary salt iodisation programme has successfully prevented iodine deficiency for 100 years, but dietary habits are changing and today only one-third of processed foods contain iodised salt.
Fischer L, Andersson M, Braegger C, Herter-Aeberli I, Swiss Iodine Study Collaborators.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Improvement of serum folate status in the US women of reproductive age with fortified iodised salt with folic acid (FISFA study). [PDF]

Public Health Nutr
Objective: Mandatory folic acid fortification of enriched grains has reduced neural tube defect prevalence in several countries. We examined salt as an additional vehicle for folic acid fortification.
Arynchyna-Smith A, Arynchyn AN, Kancherla V, Anselmi K, Aban I, Hoogeveen RC, Steffen LM, Becker DJ, Kulczycki A, Carlo WA, Blount JP.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Assessment of adequately iodised salt consumption in Telangana state, India

International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2018
Background: Salt used in the household is the most common way for iodine fortification to prevent the public health concerns of iodine deficiency disorders. The objective of the study was to assess household coverage with adequately iodized salt in Telangana State, India.Methods: Secondary data published in the District Level Household and Facility ...
Biranchi Narayan Das, Snigdha Pattnaik, Saba Sayed, Neeta Mathur   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources