Background The nutritional status of school-aged children impacts their health, cognition,
and subsequently their educational achievement. The school is an opportune setting to …

Objectives To evaluate whether urinary iodine concentration (UIC) can predict goiter among
school-age children, and to assess the association between UIC and goiter prevalence …

Objectives: The objective of the following study is to estimate the prevalence of goiter in
children in the rural areas of Mysore and Coorg districts in India and estimate iodine levels …

Iodine deficiency (ID) is the world's single most important preventable cause of brain
damage and mental retardation. Iodine deficiency disorders (IDDs) is a public health …

Introduction: Iodine is an essential micronutrient. A daily consumption of 100-150
micrograms of iodine is recommended for normal human growth and development …

Introduction: Apart from iodine content of the salt consumed, the prevalence of IDDs are
influenced by factors like storage of salt, environmental factors, overall nutritional status and …

In India, out of 342 districts surveyed, 286 have been identified as endemic to iodine
deficiency (ID). Research studies conducted in school age children (SAC), Adolescent girls …

This chapter is a comprehensive review of the current status of nutrition among adolescents
and youth in India. It presents contemporary literature on the prevalence of underweight …

Bio-statistical methods are increasingly used in the medical research for designing,
presentation and analysis of current medical research. The objectives of present study are to …

India is the second most populous country in the world having over one billion spread in an
area of 3287263 km2. It occupies only 2.42 percent of the world's land area, but supports …