Results 41 to 50 of about 37,699 (162)

Knowledge and practices of iodized salt utilization, health consequences, and iodine concentration on dietary salts at retailer and households in Jigjiga town, Somali, Ethiopia

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, Firew Tafesse Mamo, Beruk Berhanu Desalegn, Alemneh Kabita Daba   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Should iodine supplementation be universally recommended for pregnant women in Brazil? A position statement from the Thyroid Department of the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM) [PDF]

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Background: A U-shaped relationship exists between maternal urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and the risk of thyroid dysfunction, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and neurological deficits in offspring.
Patrícia de Fátima dos Santos Teixeira, Célia Regina Nogueira, Cleo Otaviano Mesa Junior, Helton Estrela Ramos, Léa Maria Zanini Maciel, Mariana de Souza Macedo, Nathalie Silva de Morais, Rosalia do Prado Padovani, Rosalinda Yossie Asato de Camargo, Suemi Marui   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Field Test for Detecting Iodine-Enriched Salt [PDF]

Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 1983
One of the most effective and well-established methods for the prevention of endemic goitre is the enrichment of table salt with appropriate amounts of iodine. A simple field test has been developed by which anyone, without special chemical training, can verify whether a sample of table salt has been enriched with iodine as required by local health ...
J P, Dustin, J P, Ecoffey
openaire   +2 more sources

Status of iodine nutrition among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic of a secondary care hospital: A cross-sectional study from Northern India

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2017
Background: Daily requirement of iodine increases during pregnancy making pregnant women a high-risk group for iodine deficiency disorders. The limited available literature shows that even in iodine sufficient population, pregnant women are iodine ...
Shashi Kant, Partha Haldar, Ayush Lohiya, Kapil Yadav, Chandrakant S Pandav   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing the Quality of Iodine in Edible Salt in Iranian Households Living in the Southern Province of Khorasan-e-Razavi Using WHO Standards (Years 2010–2015)

Journal of Food Quality, 2017
Iodine deficiency disorder among Iranians is a major health-related issue. The aim of this study was to determine iodine concentration in household salt.
Hamed Ramezani Awal Riabi, Hamid Ramezani Awal Riabi, Ali Aalami, Morteza Mohammadzadeh Moghadam, Seyed Farzam Mircheraghi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme Impact in Pregnant Women and Status of Universal Salt Iodization [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2011
Background: Several studies pertaining to current status of Iodine Deficiency Disorder Control Programme in India have revealed goiter prevalence in the range of 1.5- 44.5%, mean urinary iodine excretion level ranging from 92.5-160 mcg/L and iodized salt
AK Sinha, S Tripathi, NK Gandhi
doaj   +2 more sources

Rapid Determination of Inorganic and Organic Iodine in Edible Salt and Kelp Samples by a Z-Ⅱ Iodine Probe

Yankuang ceshi, 2020
BACKGROUND At present, iodine content in edible salt and kelp products is mainly determined as the form of total iodine content, but the speciation analysis of inorganic iodine and organic iodine mainly relies on the hyphenated techniques of large-scale ...
LI Pan-pan, CUI Wan-jing, HOU Hong-fang, ZHENG Jing-yu, PAN Xiu-yun, GUO Ya-fei, DENG Tian-long   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Iodine status in women attending Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar: a matched case-control study

BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
Background Iodine deficiency can have adverse health effects in all age groups affecting growth, development and cognitive functions as well as the incidence of goitre. Worldwide, the most important dietary source of iodine is iodised salt.
Olivia Bysheim, Elinor Margrethe Chelsom Vogt, Ingunn Marie S Engebretsen, Naufal Kassim Mohammed, Torgeir Storaas, Hanne Rosendahl-Riise   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Iodine Content of Salt Use after Years of Universal Iodization Policy and Knowledge on Iodized Salt among Households in the Sissala East Municipality in Upper West Region of Ghana

Journal of Food Quality, 2020
Background. Iodine deficiency is a global public health concern as it leads to inadequate production of thyroid hormone in the body, causing too many destructive consequences on the roles and functions of different human organs and muscles including ...
Prince Kubi Appiah, Clement Tiimim Yanbom, Martin Amogre Ayanore, Alex Bapula   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of the iodine concentration in table salt at the production stage in South Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2003
OBJECTIVE: To determine the iodine content of iodized salt at the production stage, to assess the perceptions and knowledge of salt producers about the prevention and control of iodine deficiency, and to examine the internal quality control procedures ...
Jooste Pieter L.
doaj