Background Iodine is an essential nutrient required for the biosynthesis of thyroid hormones,
which are responsible for regulating growth, development and metabolism. Iodine …

Iodine deficiency is a global issue and affects around 2 billion people worldwide, with
pregnant women as a high-risk group. Iodine-deficiency prevention began in the 20th …

Background Logic models are becoming an increasingly common feature of systematic
reviews, as is the use of programme theory more generally in systematic reviewing. Logic …

Iodine deficiency is an ongoing problem. The implementation of salt iodization has
significantly reduced the effects of iodine deficiency worldwide in recent years, and the …

In COVID-19, the thyroid gland can play a significant role both in the clinical course of the
disease and in the processes of postcovid recovery. Based on the importance of the thyroid …

Food fortification programs have been conducted in several countries to overcome
micronutrient deficiency and related problems with various degrees of effectiveness …

Hypothyroidism due to iodine deficiency can impair physical development, most visibly in
the marked stunting of myxedematous cretinism caused by severe in utero iodine deficiency …

Background Anaemia is a condition where the number of red blood cells (and consequently
their oxygencarrying capacity) is insufficient to meet the body's physiologic needs …

Background Urinary iodine concentration (UIC) is routinely used to evaluate the population
iodine status while the uniform method for the individual level assessment is uncertain …

Considering the growing number of cancer cases around the world, natural products from
the diet that exhibit potential antitumor properties are of interest. Our previous research …