Strengthening the strategy to sustain optimal iodine status in the Republic of Moldova: Assessing the use of iodized salt in industrially processed foods. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundAlthough national legislation in the Republic of Moldova includes the use of iodized salt in processed food industry as well as household (cooking and table) salt, little is known of the actual use of iodized salt in the food industry and its ...
Ion Salaru +2 more
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Hotspots of un-iodized salt availability among Ethiopian households, evidence from the national survey data [PDF]
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 2023 Background Universal salt iodization was started before decades but there are communities using the un-iodized salt till now. More than one-tenth of the Ethiopian community uses un-iodized salt.
Atalay Goshu Muluneh +2 more
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Key Considerations for Policymakers-Iodized Salt as a Vehicle for Iron Fortification: Current Evidence, Challenges, and Knowledge Gaps. [PDF]
J Nutr, 2021 Key messages Could DFS help prevent iron deficiency and anemia? Studies in controlled settings (efficacy) demonstrate that double-fortified salt (DFS; iron added to iodized salt) reduces the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency anemia.
Drewnowski A +9 more
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Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2021 To warrant adequate supplementation of iodine at the consumer level, monitoring and evaluating the concentration of iodine in salt is an essential element of a programme to eliminate iodine deficiencies.
Anbissa Muleta Senbeta +3 more
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Iodine Availability through Iodized Salt in Portugal: 2010-2021 Sales Evolution and Distribution. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2023 Salt iodization programs are considered the most cost-effective measures to ensure adequate iodine intake in iodine-deficient populations. Portuguese women of childbearing age and pregnant women were reported to be iodine-deficient, which led the health ...
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Individual and community level factors associated with use of iodized salt in sub-Saharan Africa: A multilevel analysis of demographic health surveys. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2021 Introduction Iodine deficiency disorder a common problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It affects not only the health of the affected individual but also the economic development of the country.
Yeshaw Y +7 more
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Adequately Iodized Salt Utilization and Associated Factors among Households in Tach Armachio District, Northwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
J Nutr Metab, 2021 Background For the synthesis of thyroid hormones, iodine is a crucial trace element. Iodine deficiency disorders affect all groups particularly: pregnant, young women and children. Iodine deficiency disorder has been recognized as a serious public health
Mamo W, Derso T, Nigatu SG.
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Journal of Food Quality, 2020 Background. There are laws to enforce the universal iodization of salt to check the consequences of iodine deficiency in Ghana. These laws are to ensure that there are production and sales of iodized salt in the country.
Prince Kubi Appiah +2 more
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Knowledge and practices of pregnant women about iodized salt and its availability in their households in Hawassa city. Community-based cross-sectional study [PDF]
SAGE Open Medicine, 2022 Objectives: This study was aimed to assess the knowledge and practices of pregnant women about iodized salt and its availability in their households in Hawassa city, Ethiopia Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among ...
Ketemaw Negese +3 more
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Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2022 AbstractThe objective of this article is to characterize the value of centralized iodization facilities (CIFs) to advance Ethiopia's salt iodization programme and its impact on the population iodine status. The analysis is based on a review of publications relating to salt iodization and iodine deficiency control efforts in Ethiopia.
Rizwan Yusufali +3 more
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