PURPOSE Although a nation-wide salt iodization program on voluntary basis was implemented in 2005, many areas in our country are still characterized by mild iodine deficiency. Differently from the rest of Italy, an efficient program of iodine prophylaxis was implemented in 1981 in the Autonomous Province of Bolzano. The aim of this study was to investigate whether an adequate iodine intake in t...

This study was conducted in 2006 to assess the current iodine nutriure of the population in Haryana by assessing the urinary iodine excretion levels amongst the school age children between 6-12 years. Altogether 3,019 urine samples were collected from all the 19 districts in Haryana. The urinary iodine was analyzed by using wet digestion method. Less than 1 % of children had urinary iodine excr...

In our country, the public health significance of iodine deficiency (ID) has been reported from Himalayan regions [1,2]; sub Himalayan flat lands (Tarai) [3]; deltas [4]; plains [5-7]; and even coastal regions [8]. Iodine Deficiency Disorder (IDD) survey was conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 324 out of 582 districts of country. Out of 324 districts, 263 were found to be ...

Aim: To evaluate the household iodine content and knowledge, attitude, behavior regarding salt iodization among residents of Cumilla, Bangladesh.
 Subjects Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey 700 inhabitants in Cumilla's urban rural areas to determine concentration they consume. The participants were asked about what know deficiency as well how their was packaged stored. Among t...

AIM To assess iodine supply and follow thyroid epidemiology for ten years after an iodine increase from 10 to 25 mg of potassium iodide per kilogram of salt in 1999. METHODS In 2002 and 2003, we determined the thyroid size by palpation and ultrasound and measured urinary iodine concentration (UIC) in 676 schoolchildren from 34 schools throughout Slovenia. From 1999 to 2009, we followed the in...

BACKGROUND An increase in the prevalence of thyroid disease has been found with increasing iodine intake, since universal salt iodization (USI) was instituted throughout China in 1996. The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence of thyroid carcinoma (TC) before and after USI in Shenyang, a city of northeastern China. MATERIAL/METHODS The pathology reports were collected from patients w...