US Institute of Medicine urges mandatory reductions in salt content

Effects of mandatory iodization on the iodine content of retailer and household salt in South Africa

Voluntary iodization of table salt prior to 1995 had a beneficial effect on the prevalence of goitre in some areas in South Africa. However, it was, due to limited availability and unequal access, unsuccessful in eradicating iodine deficiency and endemic goitre. Against this background the international focus on the eradication of IDD stimulated the introduction of mandatory iodization of table...

the washback effect of discretepoint vs. integrative tests on the retention of content in knowledge tests

در این پایان نامه تاثیر دو نوع تست جزیی نگر و کلی نگر بر به یادسپاری محتوا ارزیابی شده که نتایج نشان دهندهکارایی تستهای کلی نگر بیشتر از سایر آزمونها است

Surveys of the salt content in UK bread: progress made and further reductions possible

OBJECTIVES To explore the salt reductions made over time in packaged bread sold in the UK, the biggest contributor of salt to the UK diet. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional surveys were carried out on the salt content of breads available in UK supermarkets in 2001(40 products), 2006 (138) and 2011 (203). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome measure was the change in salt content per 100 g o...

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The Information Content of Mandatory Disclosures

The information quality of mandatory financial reporting depends on two factors: (1) Are standards appropriate to produce financial statements that provide investors with sufficient information? (2) Is compliance to standards enforced by appropriate institutions? This paper addresses the question if firms should be able to create hidden reserves as an example for the effect of standards on info...