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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Knowledge, Practice, and Availability of Iodized Salt and Associated Factors in Jibat Woreda, West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia [PDF]
International Journal of Food Science, 2021 Appropriate knowledge, practice, and availability of iodized salt are used to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. However, little is known about the availability of adequately iodized salt in the western part of Ethiopia.
Habtamu Fekadu Gemede +2 more
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Analysis of the correlation between high iodized salt intake and the risk of thyroid nodules: a large retrospective study [PDF]
BMC Cancer, 2021 Background Currently, whether daily excess iodized salt intake increases the risk of thyroid nodules and even thyroid cancer remains controversial. Our research group aimed to provide a theoretical basis for the clinical guidance of daily iodized salt ...
Yaohui Wang +6 more
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Association between Iodized Salt Intake and Cognitive Function in Older Adults in China [PDF]
Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 2023 Objectives To investigate the association between iodized salt intake and cognitive function in older adults. Design A cross-sectional study. Settings Individuals from the Zhejiang Major Public Health Surveillance Program (ZPHS).
Junfen Lin, Lin Junfen
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Impact of knowledge, attitude, and practice on iodized salt consumption at the household level in selected coastal regions of Bangladesh [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Background: Iodine deficiency disorder is one of the major hidden hunger for poverty-stricken coastal rural areas of Bangladesh. Despite various programs, including universal salt iodization, IDD is significantly persistent due to poverty, inadequate ...
Mohammad Asadul Habib +5 more
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Iodine Intake from Food and Iodized Salt as Related to Dietary Salt Consumption in the Italian Adult General Population [PDF]
Nutrients, 2021 Since the Italian iodoprophylaxis strategy is based on the use of iodized salt, we assessed the relationship between dietary salt consumption and iodine intake in the Italian adult population.
Paolo Emidio Macchia +2 more
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Availability of adequately iodized salt at the household level in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 BackgroundIodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is a global, regional, and national public health problem that is preventable. Universal salt iodization is a worldwide accepted strategy to prevent IDD. The level of iodine in the salt should be adequate at the
Alehegn Aderaw Alamneh +7 more
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Spatial distribution and determinants of household iodized salt utilization in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis of Ethiopian demographic and Health survey [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Iodine deficiency disorder is a significant public health problem, affecting both developed and developing nations worldwide. It is associated with poor body growth and irreversible mental retardation.
Yigizie Yeshaw +5 more
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Awareness, practices and perspectives on ensuring access to ideally packaged iodized salt in Nigeria. [PDF]
Dialogues Health, 2023 Salt iodization is a positive exemplar of a sustainable public-private partnership in promoting better nutrition outcomes in many countries. However, the gains in the past decades are gradually being eroded, following laxity in policy implementation ...
Ariyo O +4 more
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Factors affecting the consumption of iodized salt by pregnant women in Karachi. [PDF]
Pak J Med Sci, 2022 Background and Objective: Globally iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is a major preventable cause of cognitive impairment in new born. In developing countries, every year 38 million newborn develop cognitive impairment as a result of iodine deficiency ...
Shaikh F, Jafry SIA, Khan AA.
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