Objective The remarkable success of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) elimination in China
has been achieved through a mandatory universal salt iodization (USI) program. The study …

Background: Despite the implementation of the universal salt iodization (USI) program for
correction of iodine deficiency in China for∼ 20 years, the actual iodine nutrition status of …

Iodine is an essential nutrient for the synthesis of thyroid hormones that are critical for brain
development. Iodine deficiencies were prevalent in China until the introduction of universal …

Objective. Thyroid volume measured by ultrasound to define goiter needs reliable local
thyroid volume reference from iodine‐sufficient populations. The aim of this study is to …

Objective To illustrate the changes of iodized salt usage, goiter rate of school-aged children
and median urinary iodine concentration (MUIC) of school-aged children in Chongqing for …

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of removing iodized salt on children's
goiter prevalence in high iodine area (HIA). A total of 452 and 459 children aged 8–10 years …

Objective Adequate iodine intake is essential for growing children, and thyroid volume (Tvol)
is considered as an indicator of iodine status. We investigated Tvol and goiter using …

Background Over the past decade, the phenomenon of high urine iodine (HUI) and high
water iodine (HWI) has become more common. But the risk of goiter caused by different …

Background Iodine deficiencies were prevalent in China until the introduction of universal
salt iodization (USI) in 1995. In 2012, the standard salt iodine concentration was adjusted to …

Abstract Background In 1996, Shanghai implemented universal salt iodization and has
became the last provincial unit in China to carry out this intervention. In this study, we …