Stable Iodine Nutrition During Two Decades of Continuous Universal Salt Iodisation in Sri Lanka

Stable Iodine Nutrition During Two Decades of Continuous Universal Salt Iodisation in Sri Lanka

Universal<b> </b>salt iodisation (USI) was introduced in Sri Lanka in 1995. Since then, four national iodine surveys have assessed the iodine nutrition status of the population. We retrospectively reviewed median urine iodine concentration (mUIC) and goitre prevalence in 16,910 schoolchi...

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Main Authors: Renuka Jayatissa, Jonathan Gorstein, Onyebuchi E. Okosieme, John H. Lazarus, Lakdasa D. Premawardhana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
iodine schoolchildren
urine iodine
goitre
iodised salt
water iodine
iodine pregnant women
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/4/1109

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