Context Japan has been regarded as a long-standing iodine-sufficient country without
iodine fortification; however, data on nationwide iodine status are lacking. Objective This …

Background Adequate iodine intake is essential for growing children, as both deficient and
excessive iodine status can result in thyroid dysfunction. We investigated the iodine status …

Purpose Iodine is a trace element of thyroid hormones. Excessive or insufficient iodine
intake is associated with various thyroid diseases. Urinary iodine (UI) is a sensitive indicator …

Purpose An epidemiologic study that evaluated population's iodine nutrition status and its
relationship with thyroid hormones is lacking in iodine-sufficient area. This nationwide study …

Iodine is an essential component of thyroid hormones and a dietary micronutrient for
humans, and adequate iodine intake is necessary to maintain thyroid function. A …

Objective Assessing iodine nutrition at the population level is usually done by measuring the
urinary iodine concentration (UIC) and, in some countries, by estimating household …

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 …

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 …

We evaluated the iodine nutritional status and related factors among school-age children
based on the 2016 National Nutrition and Health Surveillance of Children and Lactating …

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 …