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Senegal’s Iodine Puzzle: Iodine Status, Salt Iodization, and Dietary Iodine Sources

Current Developments in Nutrition
Background: Iodine is vital for human health, and its deficiency is linked to severe disorders. Although salt iodization is practiced in Senegal, evidence shows declining household iodized salt coverage.
Rita Wegmüller, Maguette F Beye, Ndeye F Ndiaye, Volkan Cakir, Ndèye Yaga Sy, Sitor P Ndoure, Maty D Camara, Malick Anne, Nafissatou B Lo, Jessica Rigutto, Germana H Leyna, Amid Abdelnour, Fabian Rohner, Nicolai Petry, James P Wirth, Valeria Galetti   +15 more
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Stability of Iodine Content in Iodized Salt

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 2002
lodization of consumed salts is mandatory in many countries fighting against to iodine deficiency. In salts iodine stability is affected by storage conditions. In this study, stabilization of iodine in salt has been determined by using Isotope Dilution Analysis.
P Ünak
exaly   +5 more sources

Stage-specific variations in urinary and salt iodine among pregnant women in Beijing [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundIodine is essential for fetal neural development and thyroid function in pregnant women. Although China has a policy of iodizing salt, salt intake alone may be insufficient to fulfill the iodine needs of pregnant women, particularly in early ...
Zhilin Wu, Yubin Zhang, Chao He, Wenzeng Zhang   +3 more
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Iodine Nutrition: Iodine Content of Iodized Salt in the United States [PDF]

Environmental Science & Technology, 2008
Adequacy of iodine nutrition in the United States has lately been of concern. A major source of dietary iodine for the U.S. population is iodized salt. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) recommends 60-100 mg Kl/kg salt, equivalent to 46-76 mg l/kg salt. All U.S. iodized salt contains 45 mg l/kg according to labels.
Purnendu K Dasgupta
exaly   +3 more sources

Iodine levels in household and market salt, and associated knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Ethiopia: a nationwide cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Salt iodization is a key strategy in the global effort to eliminate iodine deficiency disorders. In Ethiopia, iodized salt coverage has fluctuated over the years, potentially linked to consumers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP). This
Addisu Legesse Chaka, Dilnesaw Zerfu, Paulos Getachew, Dawd Gashu, Yoseph Demelash, Abebe Bitew Zegeye, Aditya Parmar   +6 more
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Iodized Salt Consumption Practices and Iodine Status in the Rural Adult Population Near Chennai, India [PDF]

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Introduction: Despite initiatives, the lack of understanding and improper usage habits for iodized salt are still prevalent. This cross-sectional study was conducted in rural Thiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu to assess the amount of iodine in the salt ...
Gayathri Gopakumar, Vanishree Shriraam, Aliya Jasmine, Shriraam Mahadevan, Sudha R. Prabhu   +4 more
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Study on iodine nutrition status of children under 8-10 years old and its correlation with salt iodine in Erqi District of Zhengzhou City from 2017 to 2020

Zhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi, 2021
ObjectiveTo investigate the iodine nutrition status of children under 8-10 years old in Erqi District of Zhengzhou City from 2017 to 2020, and to analyze the correlation between iodine nutrition status and salt iodine.MethodsA total of 800 children under
RAN Fanhua, LIU Yu, GOU Lijun
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Estimated contribution of most commonly consumed industrialized processed foods to salt intake and iodine intakes in Sri Lanka.

PLoS ONE, 2021
In Sri Lanka dietary patterns are shifting towards increased consumption of industrially processed foods (IPF). This study aimed to estimate the contribution of IPF to salt and iodine intake and assess the possible impact of salt reduction on iodized ...
Renuka Jayatissa, Chandima Haturusinghe, Jacky Knowles, Karen Codling, Jonathan Gorstein   +4 more
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Modelling the contribution of iodised salt in industrially processed foods to iodine intake in Macedonia.

PLoS ONE, 2022
Evidence from the 1950s showed that Macedonia was iodine deficient. After the introduction of mandatory universal salt iodisation, the country saw a steady increase in iodine intake and decline in goitre prevalence, earning iodine-deficiency free status ...
Neda Milevska-Kostova, Borislav Karanfilski, Jacky Knowles, Karen Codling, John H Lazarus   +4 more
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Assessment of iodine concentrations of cooking salt commercialized in some municipalities in eastern Algeria.

Nutrition & Santé, 2021
Introduction. Iodine is a vital element for the thyroid hormones synthesis. Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) are a major public health problem. In Algeria, iodine prophylaxis has been endowed by an executive decree imposing iodization of food salt. The
Abdelkrim HAZOURLI, Noureddine GHERRAF, Amira TAHRI, Wiam ROUABAH   +3 more
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