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IODINE’S ADEQUACY ASSESSMENT IN SAMPLES OF REFINED SALT AND COARSE SALT MARKETED IN OURO PRETO-MG, BRAZIL

Demetra, 2015
Introduction: Salt iodization has been recommended as the primary public health measure for prevention and control of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD), due to its safe application and satisfactory cost-benefit ratio (ou results). .
Nara Nunes Lage, Margarete Nimer, Rúbia Aparecida Pereira, Marcelo Eustáquio Silva, Camilo Adalton Mariano da Silva   +4 more
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Household Salt Iodine Content Estimation and its Association with Salt Storage and Usage Practices

Perspectives In Medical Research
Introduction: Iodine plays a vital role in human growth and development. Iodine deficiency remains a significant public health issue worldwide. Although India has implemented universal salt iodization, inadequate iodine intake may still occur due to poor
Mohammed Abdul Wassey, T Sravan Kumar Reddy, Ishrath Afreen   +2 more
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Iodine salt level at the Krebet Village of Ponorogo

Jurnal Keperawatan, 2017
The decrease of iodine salt levels caused the broken from the component of salt. It will be happen when cooking, a wrong cooking process, and a wrong saving way.
Elmie Muftiana
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Iodine Content of Salt in Retail Shops and Retailers’ Knowledge on Iodized Salt in Wa East District, Upper West Region, Ghana

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, Georgina Agartha Fenu, Francis Wadga-Mieza Yankey   +2 more
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Iodine status in pregnancy and household salt iodine content in rural Bangladesh [PDF]

Maternal & Child Nutrition, 2010
AbstractAdequate maternal iodine intake is essential during pregnancy for the development of the foetus. To assess the extent of iodine insufficiency and its association with household iodized salt in rural Bangladesh, we measured urinary iodine and household salt iodine content among pregnant women in early (≤16 weeks, n = 1376) and late (≥32 weeks, n 
Abu Ahmed, Shamim, Parul, Christian, Kerry J, Schulze, Hasmot, Ali, Alamgir, Kabir, Mahbubur, Rashid, Alain, Labrique, Qauzi, Salamatullah, Keith P, West   +8 more
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Assessment of Iodine Status in Children of Bhuj, Gujarat

GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Iodine deficiency disorder results in avoidable brain damage, cognitive impairment, and inhibited growth and development among children.
Dinesh Sharma, Darshan Patel, Amitkumar Maheshwari   +2 more
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Does the island area also need to insist on salt iodization to prevent iodine deficiency disorders? a cross-sectional survey in Hainan Province, China

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundTo investigate the epidemiology and related factors of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in Hainan Province, to know the iodine nutrition status and thyroid disease status of residents, and to explore whether salt iodization should be adopted ...
Hongying Wu, Shizhu Meng, Dingwei Sun, Yuting Hu, Tingou Wu, Xiaohuan Wang, Xingren Wang, Ying Liu, Chuyan Peng, Chuyan Peng, Bin He, Fangang Meng, Fangang Meng   +12 more
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Iodine Deficiency, Iodine Content of Salt and Knowledge of Iodine Supplementation in the Dominican Republic [PDF]

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2007
In 2003 WHO estimated that 36% of the global population lived in areas of iodine deficiency (ID) and Dunn estimated that 100 000 children were born with cretinism each year. Because of the serious developmental effects of ID disease (IDD) the United Nations and other agencies pledged in 1990 to work toward the elimination of ID by 2000. Iodized salt is
T. Malasanos, M. Chaudhari, A. Selman-Almonte, S. Pino, M. Previti, L. Braverman, A. Rosenbloom   +6 more
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Prevalence and Predictors of Poor Iodine Nutrition in Rural South Odisha: A Comparative Study between Coastal and Hilly Districts

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2017
Introduction: Apart from iodine content of the salt consumed, the prevalence of IDDs are influenced by factors like storage of salt, environmental factors, overall nutritional status and socio-economic status. Objectives: The objectives f the study were
Jaya Singh Kshatri, Nivedita Karmee, Radha M Tripathy   +2 more
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A survey of factors related to urine iodine levels in elementary school children, Kurdistan, Iran

Chronic Diseases Journal, 2013
BACKGROUND: Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) control program has two important factors: annual monitoring of urine iodine levels and controlling iodized salt consumed in the community.
Mehdi Zokai, Amin Amini, Farzam Bidarpoor, Mohammad Tamimi   +3 more
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