Background Salt iodization has been mandatory in Colombia for over half a century. The
iodine status of the population has not been recently evaluated using nationally …

Introduction Deficient or excess iodine intake has effects on human health. Assessment of
the prevalence and risk factors in children can therefore support effective prevention or …

According to the Iodine Global Network, Mexico is considered a country with adequate
national iodine intake (297 mg/L), but some regions have not been studied. We aimed to …

OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: To estimate median urinary iodine concentration (UIC), and to
correlate it with global nutrition indicators and social gap index (SGI) in 50 elementary state …

Background and objective Iodine deficiency affecting both pregnant women and
schoolchildren has been reported in Jaén. Iodine deficiency is one of the leading causes of …

This paper adds iodine data to the nutritional survey recently published in the Eur J Clin Nutr
(2004; 58: 532–540) to identify growth retardation and micronutrient deficiencies among …

Background Iodine is an essential micronutrient for intellectual development in children.
Information on iodine intakes based on 24-h urinary iodine excretion (UIE) is scant, because …

Background: In 2003, Taiwan's iodine policy changed from mandatory to voluntary. The
Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan (NAHSIT) 2001-2002 for schoolchildren showed …

Abstract GALLEGO, Martha L; LOANGO, Nelsy; LONDONO, Ángela L and LANDAZURI,
Patricia. Urinary iodine excretion levels in schoolchildren from Quindío, 2006-2007. Rev …

Objective: We set up a baseline data on urinary iodine excretion from a nationwide
representative sample of rural schoolchildren before instituting iodine supplementation …