Background Iodine deficiency is a global public health problem, and estimates of the extent
of the problem were last produced in 2003. Objectives To provide updated global estimates …

Around 3–4 billion people in the world are covered by iodine supplementation programs to
prevent developmental brain damage and other iodine deficiency (ID) disorders. Mild ID is …

Purpose Voluntary salt iodization at 50 mg/kg salt ensures adequate iodine nutrition in
Swedish school-aged children, but iodine status in pregnant women is uncertain. Methods …

Sažetak In 1996, due to persistence of mild to moderate iodine deficiency, new law on
obligatory salt iodination with 25 mg of potassium iodide (KI) per kg of salt was implemented …

Background: Acute excess iodine intake can damage the thyroid, but the effects of chronic
excess iodine intake are uncertain. Few data exist for pregnant and lactating women and …

Universal salt iodisation (USI) and iodine supplementation are highly effective strategies for
preventing and controlling iodine deficiency. USI is now implemented in nearly all countries …

A cross-sectional study in two stages consisted of healthy children to assess the effect of
iodine supplementation on a pediatric population with mild iodine deficiency in an ongoing …

Iodine deficiency is the leading cause of preventable mental retardation. Universal salt
iodization (USI), calling for all salt used in agriculture, food processing, catering and …

Monitoring and evaluation are the last phases of a national iodine deficiency disorders (IDD)
control program but among the most important. This paper summarizes the latest …

Objective: To document the population iodine nutritional status in Australian schoolchildren.
Design and setting: Cross‐sectional survey of schoolchildren aged 8–10 years, based on a …