Association between urinary sodium levels and iodine status in Korea.

Conclusions: Iodine intake was significantly associated with sodium intake in the Korean population. Our study suggested that an adequately low salt intake might be helpful for preventing iodine excess in Korea.
PMID: 29768912 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine - May 18, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ahn J, Lee JH, Lee J, Baek JY, Song E, Oh HS, Kim M, Park S, Jeon MJ, Kim TY, Kim WB, Shong YK, Kim WG Tags: Korean J Intern Med Source Type: research