Standardized Map of Iodine Status in Europe.

Conclusions We demonstrated that iodine deficiency is still present in Europe, using standardized data from a large number of studies. Adults and pregnant women, particularly, are at risk for iodine deficiency, which calls for action. For instance, a more uniform European legislation on iodine fortification is warranted to ensure that non-iodized salt is replaced by iodized salt more often. In addition, further efforts should be put on harmonizing iodine related studies and iodine measurements to improve the validity and comparability of results. PMID: 32460688 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Thyroid Source Type: research