Iodine status of adults in Taiwan 2005–2008, 5 years after the cessation of mandatory salt iodization

Iodine status of adults in Taiwan 2005–2008, 5 years after the cessation of mandatory salt iodization

Iodine deficiency causes a broad spectrum of disorders across all ages. Mandatory salt iodization in Taiwan successfully reduced the goiter rate from 21.6% to 4.3% in schoolchildren surveyed in 1971. The program continued until 2003 when salt iodization was changed from mandatory to voluntary. The p...

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Main Authors: Kam-Tsun Tang, Fan-Fen Wang, Wen-Harn Pan, Jiunn-Diann Lin, Ging-Shing Won, Wing-Keung Chau, Hong-Da Lin, Yao-Te Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
iodine
iodized salt
nutrition survey
Taiwan
thyroid gland
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615002387

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