Background Appropriate iodine intake for adults is essential to reduce the prevalence of
thyroid diseases, but there is little research data on iodine requirement of Chinese …

Methods A total of 9798 subjects were recruited in this survey with multi-stage stratified
cluster random sampling method in April, 2010, the 24-hours dietary recall method and the" …

Background/objectives: The reliability of an estimate of iodine intake is largely dependent on
the quality of the food composition data. We aimed to assess the impact of variations in food …

Purpose The contribution of household cooking salt to population iodine status is
decreasing in China, the applicability of the coverage rate of iodized salt (IS), proportion of …

Background Most surveys that assess the iodine status of populations target school-age
children, whereas others may target nonpregnant women with the assumption that the …

Iodine deficiency is one of the most important health problems in the world. It intervenes in
the synthesis of thyroid hormones, which carry out important functions, so that a deficit of this …

Taiwan was an iodine deficiency area and endemic goiter was common in 1940's.
Mandatory salt iodization started in 1967, and a 1971 survey indicated that goiter rates in …

Background Micronutrients are essential for child proper growth and development.
Nutritional deficiencies of these elements have increasingly been a concern in Europe, as …

Purpose Iodine, as an essential constituent of thyroid hormones, is required for brain
development. Iodine status is low in some UK population groups, notably in teenage girls …

Objective To measure the iodine nutritional status on adult islanders and to evaluate the
advantages and disadvantages of iodized salt prophylactic programs. Methods A …