OBJECTIVE To investigate iodine status and fish consumption of schoolchildren living in the Red Sea and White Nile regions of Sudan. DESIGN Cross-sectional study to determine urinary iodine concentration, visible goitre rate, iodine content of salt and fish consumption. SETTING Port Sudan (Red Sea) and Jabal Awliya (White Nile), Sudan. SUBJECTS Two hundred eighty (n 280) children aged 6-1...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that worldwide 2 billion people, including 285 million school-age children, still have iodine deficiency despite major national and international efforts to increase iodine intake, primarily through the voluntary or mandatory iodization of salt. Iodine deficiency has substantial effects on growth and development and is the most common cause of preve...

introduction: iodine deficiency disorders (idd) are the most common epidemiological problems in the world, including our country. in order to prevent idd and its consequences, iodized table salt is being used in our country since 1989. at present, this program is 18 years old. the surveillance of idd may be implemented to assess the prevalence of idd, identify high risk areas for intervention a...

castor oil due to extraordinary physicochemical properties has numerous applications in pharmaceutical, chemical, hygienic, biodiesel and nowadays in food industries. during plant growth and development, as well as during postharvest and processing, different factors may affect caster oil properties. this study was conducted to evaluate oil content and physiochemical properties under different ...