An increase in consuming adequately iodized salt may not be enough to rectify iodine deficiency in pregnancy in an iodine-sufficient area of China

Z Wang, W Zhu, Z Mo, Y Wang, G Mao, X Wang… - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Universal salt iodization (USI) has been implemented for two decades in China. It is crucial
to periodically monitor iodine status in the most vulnerable population, such as pregnant …

Iodine deficiency in pregnant women after the adoption of the new provincial standard for salt iodization in Zhejiang Province, China

G Mao, W Zhu, Z Mo, Y Wang, X Wang, X Lou… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Zhejiang has achieved the goal of elimination of iodine deficiency disorders
(IDD) via the implementation of universal salt iodization (USI) since 2011. Iodine content in …

Iodine deficiency in Zhejiang pregnant women in the context of universal salt iodization programme

Z Wang, M Xing, W Zhu, G Mao, Z Mo, Y Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Zhejiang introduced universal salt iodization (USI) programme in 1995 and has achieved
the goal of elimination of iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) since 2011. However, no …

Iodine status five years after the adjustment of universal salt iodization: a cross-sectional study in Fujian Province, China

Y Lin, D Chen, J Wu, Z Chen - Nutrition Journal, 2021 - Springer
Background Universal salt iodization program was introduced to China to eliminate iodine
deficiency disorders in 1995. In 2012, Fujian Province decreased the concentration of …

Poor iodine knowledge, coastal region, and non-iodized salt consumption linked to low urinary iodine excretion in Zhejiang pregnant women

X Wang, X Lou, Z Mo, M Xing, G Mao, W Zhu, Y Wang… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Iodine deficiency in pregnant women, defined as a median urinary iodine
concentration (UIC) of less than 150 μg/L, is an important public health issue. To improve …

Relationship of household cooking salt and eating out on iodine status of pregnant women in environmental iodine-deficient coastal areas of China

Z Wang, W Jin, Z Zhu, X Cui, Q Song, Z Shi… - British Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
As city residents eat out more frequently, it is unknown that if iodised salt is still required in
home cooking. We analysed the relationship of household salt and eating out on urinary …

Geographical influences on the iodine status in pregnant women, neonates, and school-age children in China

X Lou, X Wang, G Mao, W Zhu, Z Mo, Y Wang, Z Wang - Nutrition journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Pregnant women, neonates, and school-age children are vulnerable to iodine
deficiency. The iodine contents in the environment (drinking water and household salt for …

Mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency in a sample of pregnant women and salt iodine concentration from Zhejiang province, China

Z Yu, C Zheng, W Zheng, Z Wan, Y Bu, G Zhang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Since 2011, Zhejiang province has eliminated iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) in its
populations. Following this achievement, a new revised iodine concentration in iodised salt …

Association of iodine‐related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours with urinary iodine excretion in pregnant women with mild iodine deficiency

Z Wang, Y Wu, Z Shi, J Song, G Wang… - Journal of Human …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Subsequent to the implementation of the universal salt iodisation policy, China
has all but eliminated the iodine deficiency disorders. However, pregnant women are still …

What iodine intervention measures should be taken in different water iodine areas? evidence from a cross-sectional Chinese survey

Y Du, P Liu, F Meng, L Fan, Q Jia, W Li, W Jiang… - … Trace Element Research, 2022 - Springer
The aim of this study was to assess the population's iodine nutrition and thyroid diseases in
different water iodine areas and to offer suggestions to the governments of different …