PROBLEM In India, adequately iodized salt needs to be made accessible to the most marginalized. APPROACH In an effort to provide adequately iodized salt to the most vulnerable, in 2009 Madhya Pradesh launched a state-wide initiative through two national flagship nutrition programmes: the Supplementary Nutrition Programme of the Integrated Child Development Services and the Midday Meal Scheme....

A 2014 national assessment of salt iodization coverage in Cambodia found that 62% of samples were non-iodized, suggesting a significant decline in daily iodine intakes. The Cambodian Micronutrient Survey conducted in 2014 (CMNS-2014) permitted obtaining national data on urinary iodine concentrations (UIC) to assess iodine status and whether iodized salt use had an impact. Urine samples were col...

STUDY OBJECTIVE At the present time, talc administered either as a slurry or an aerosol is a popular agent for producing pleurodesis. Some investigators use iodized talc while others use plain talc. The purpose of the present study was to determine if iodized talc slurry produced a better pleurodesis in animals than did plain talc. DESIGN New Zealand white male rabbits were randomly assigned ...

BACKGROUND To measure the iodine nutritional status of island adults in Zhoushan, China. METHODS A comparison study was carried out in eight villages. These were selected from iodized salt and non-iodized salt districts of Zhoushan island by random sampling. The Mann-Whitney test was used to compare the urinary iodine concentration and dietary iodine intake between the two districts. RESULT...

Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is currently an important public health problem in Turkey. The use of iodized salt is a sample and cheap solution. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of iodized salt use in the Trabzon region and the effect of a local mass-media education program in increasing usage. The overall aim was to use the findings to inform future health managemen...

In an area of severe endemic goiter in Central Java, Indonesia, clinical overt or mild hypothyroidism appeared to be present in 7 out of 20 cretins and also in 12 out of 94 non-cretinous subjects, all 5-20 years of age, living in the village of Sengi. Hypothyroidism was not found in a control group of 70 subjects of the same age living in Londjong just outside the edemia. In hypothyroid subject...

BACKGROUND Hypertension is a serious public health problem. Potassium-enriched salt is suggested as a tool for lowering blood pressure. However, its flavor and taste acceptability is essential for population-based salt reduction strategy and needs to be well-understood. This trial assessed the flavor and taste acceptability of six different potassium-enriched iodized salts in the general popula...

RESEARCH QUESTION What is the current status of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) in the state of Jharkhand? OBJECTIVES (1) To determine the status of iodine deficiency in the state. (2) To determine the availability and cost of adequately iodized salt at the retail shops. (3) To study the perceptions of the community regarding iodine deficiency, salt and iodized salt. DESIGN A cross-sectio...