OBJECTIVES To review evidence of iodine deficiency and clinical thyroid disorders in Hong Kong. DATA SOURCES Publications on local dietary iodine intake, the iodine content of local food items, and clinical thyroid problems in the Hong Kong population. DATA EXTRACTION Data was extracted and evaluated independently by the authors. DATA SYNTHESIS Iodine is an essential nutrient. Iodine defi...

Background: To determine the thyroid function tests and urinary iodine levels in women belonging to goiter endemic area. Study type and settings: Descriptive study conducted in women of goiter endemic area in Saggian Lahore. Subjects and Methods: Saggian Lahore is a goiter endemic area. A total of 293 women between the ages of 18-45 years residing in the area were clinically screened for goiter...

Aim. Study of iodine supply in different segments the population throughout Ukraine, establishment morbidity level caused by deficiency, analysis preventive measures and their effectiveness development adequate ways mass, group individual prophylaxis deficiency body, which will reduce areas endemic deficiency. The article considers most important results long-term epidemiological studies catego...

2 billion individuals worldwide have insufficient iodine intake, with those in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa particularly affected. Iodine deficiency has many adverse effects on growth and development. These effects are due to inadequate production of thyroid hormone and are termed iodine-deficiency disorders. Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable mental impairment world...

BACKGROUND Multiple micronutrient deficiencies continue to be a major nutritional problem of public health significance in India. AIM To assess the prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies among rural children of West Bengal, India. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out on 9228 and 437 pre-school children, respectively, for assessment of vitamin A defi...

Iodine deficiency has multiple adverse effects in humans, termed iodine deficiency disorders, due to inadequate thyroid hormone production. Globally, it is estimated that 2 billion individuals have an insufficient iodine intake, and South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are particularly affected. However, about 50% of Europe remains mildly iodine deficient, and iodine intakes in other industrialize...

Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Control Programme in Sudan adopted salt iodization as the long-term strategy in 1994. In 2000, it was found that less than 1% of households were using adequately-iodized salt. The objectives of this study were to: (i) study the coverage and variation of different geographical regions of Sudan regarding access to and use of iodized salt, (ii) explore the possibl...

INTRODUCTION Consumption of low iodine salt can cause different types of disorders associated with iodine deficiency. This study aims to determine iodine content in table salt consumed in Lubumbashi and iodine status of pregnant women who are the main target of iodine deficiency. METHODS aAdescriptive cross-sectional study was devoted to an iodometric iodine analysis of 739 salt samples colle...