Strategy for elimination of iodine deficiency in Belarus: evaluation of 10 years experience
| Autor: | Natalia Kolomiets, Sergei Petrenko, Tatiana Mokhort, V P Filonov, V I Kachan, G A Gerasimov, Z V Zabarovskaya, N B Gusina |
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| Jazyk: | ruština |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
iodine deficiency
education.field_of_study Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Goiter business.industry Population Thyroid Iodine nutrition General Medicine medicine.disease RC648-665 Iodine deficiency Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology thyroid Iodised salt medicine.anatomical_structure Environmental health Medicine Urinary iodine business education Developed country |
| Zdroj: | Клиническая и экспериментальная тиреоидология, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 30-34 (2010) |
| ISSN: | 2310-3787 1995-5472 |
| Popis: | Article presents results of implementation of successful program of elimination of iodine deficiency in Belarus. Government decree (2001) requires mandatory use of iodized salt in food industry and public catering. While retail trade of non-iodized salt is not prohibited, all foods shops must have iodized salt on sale. All these measures resulted in increase of iodized salt consumption: 94% of house-holds in Belarus were using iodized salt. Iodine nutrition of population also sig-nificantly improved: median urinary iodine levels in general population (school-children) reached 169 mcg/l and in pregnant women – 224 mcg/l. Endemic goiter morbidity decreased significantly in children, adolescents and adults as well as frequency of transitory thyroid dysfunctions in newborns. Belarus experience in prevention of iodine deficiency can be used by other industrialized countries of Europe and rest of the world. |
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